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GEORGE    HODGES 

DEAN  AND  PROFESSOR  OF  PASTORAL  THEOLOGY 
EPISCOPAL   THEOLOGICAL    SCHOOL,    CAMBRIDGE,    MASS. 

AND 

JOHN    REICHERT 

CLERK   OF  THE    VESTRY    OP   ST.   GEORGE'S   CHURCH 
NEW    YORK   CITY 


WITH  INTRODUCTIONS  AND  COMMENTS  BY 

PRESIDENT   ROOSEVELT,   BISHOP  POTTER 
AND   DR.    RAINSFORD 


NEW    YORK    AND     LONDON 

HARPER   6-    BROTHERS    PUBLISHERS 

1906 


Copyright,  1906,  by  Harper  &  Brothers. 

All  rights  reserved. 

Published  November,  igo6. 


TO 

HUGH   BIRCKHEAD 

THIS  DESCRIPTION  OF  THE  GOODLY  HERITAGE 

INTO    WHICH    HE    IS    ENTERING    IS 

AFFECTIONATELY  DEDICATED 


CONTENTS 

CHAP.  PAGE 

Introduction: 

I. — By  President  Roosevelt ix 

II. — By  Bishop  Potter xi 

III. — By  Dr.  Rainsford xiv 

IV. — By  the  Authors xvii 

I.  General  Management i 

II.  The  Plant 13 

III.  The  Records 49 

IV.  Services  and  Sermons 73 

V.  Religious  Instruction  of  the  Youth loi 

VI.  Work  with  Boys 166 

VII.  Work  with  Girls 195 

VIIL  Men  and  Women 221 

IX.  The  Ministration  of  Relief 252 

X.  The  Finances  of  a  Free  Church 273 

XI.  General  Principles 307 

Index 317 


ILLUSTRATIONS 

W.    S.    RAINSFORD Frontispiece 

ST.  George's  church Facing  p.     x 

ST.  George's  rectory "       xii 

ST.  George's  memorial  house "        16 

PLANS   of   ST.   George's  church 

AND  ST.  George's  memorial  house "        22 

ST.  George's  deaconess  house "        26 

deaconess    house FIRST    FLOOR    PLAN Page        29 

deaconess    house SECOND    FLOOR    PLAN "           30 

DEACONESS    HOUSE THIRD    FLOOR    PLAN "           31 

DEACONESS    HOUSE FOURTH    FLOOR    PLAN "           33 

DEACONESS    HOUSE BASEMENT    PLAN "           34 

TRADE-SCHOOL FIRST    STORY    PLAN "           35 

TRADE-SCHOOL SECOND    STORY    PLAN "           37 

TRADE-SCHOOL THIRD     STORY    PLAN "           39 

TRADE-SCHOOL BASEMENT    PLAN "           41 

SEA-SIDE    COTTAGE FIRST    FLOOR    PLAN "           43 

SEA-SIDE    COTTAGE SECOND    FLOOR    PLAN "           45 

SEA-SIDE    COTTAGE UNDER    THE    PAVILION "           47 

ST.    George's    evening    TRADE-SCHOOL      ......       .Facing  p.   166 

THE    rifle    range Page       181 

ST.  George's  church  cottage Facinsp.  266 


INTRODUCTION 

I. — BY    PRESIDENT   ROOSEVELT 

The  Church  must  be  a  living,  breathing,  vital  force 
or  it  is  no  real  Church;  and  therefore  not  only  all  good 
citizens  but  especially  all  earnest  Christians  are  under 
a  real  debt  of  obligation  to  the  Rev.  William  S.  Rains- 
ford  for  what  he  has  done  with  St.  George's  Church  in 
New  York.  Every  serious  student  of  our  social  and 
industrial  conditions  has  learned  to  look  with  discom- 
fort and  alarm  upon  the  diminishing  part  which  churches 
play  in  the  life  of  our  great  cities — for  I  need  hardly  say 
that  no  increase  in  the  number  of  fashionable  churches 
and  of  wealthy  congregations  in  any  shape  or  way  atones 
for  the  diminution  in  the  number  of  the  churches  in  the 
very  localities  where  there  is  most  need  for  them.  If 
ever  the  Christian  Church  ceases  to  be  the  Church  of  the 
plain  people,  it  will  cease  to  be  the  Christian  Church. 

Dr.  Rainsford  has  stood  pre-eminent  among  the  clergy- 
men to  whom  it  has  been  given  to  prevent  this  condition 
of  things  from  obtaining.  His  remarkable  physical  and 
mental  equipment,  and  the  appeal  that  ethical  con- 
siderations make  to  him,  put  him  in  the  forefront  of 
those  both  able  and  eager  to  do  the  task.  He  was 
keenly  alive  to  everything  that  appeals  to  men  as 
men,  and  his  broad  and  deep  sympathies  made  him 
acutely  sensitive  to  the  needs  of  others  no  less  than  to 
the  way  in  which  these  needs  could  be  effectively  met. 

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With  such  an  equipment,  he  took  an  empty  church  and 
filled  it.  He  filled  it  with  the  men  and  women  of  the 
neighborhood.  He  made  these  men  and  women  feel 
that  whether  they  were  rich  or  poor  mattered  nothing, 
so  long  as  they  were  Christians  who  tried  to  live  their 
Christianity  in  a  spirit  of  brotherly  love  and  of  sane, 
cheerful  helpfulness  towards  themselves  and  towards 
one  another.  He  brought  the  church  close  to  the  busy, 
working  life  of  a  great  city.  With  his  strong  human 
hand  he  felt  the  throbbing  pulse  of  the  people  among 
whom  he  worked,  and  he  fired  their  hearts  with  the 
spirit  that  was  in  his  own.  As  a  preacher,  as  an  execu- 
tive, as  a  citizen  among  his  fellow-citizens,  Dr.  Rains- 
ford  made  St.  George's  Church  the  most  notable  insti- 
tution of  its  kind  in  the  world.  He  did  lasting  work 
for  social  and  civic  righteousness.  Not  only  New  York 
City  but  the  nation  as  a  whole  owes  him  a  debt  of  grati- 
tude for  his  moulding  of  American  citizenship  in  the 
form  in  which  it  should  be  cast.  The  kind  of  citizenship 
for  the  upbuilding  of  which  he  labored  is  that  which  rests 
its  sense  of  duty  to  city  and  country  on  the  deep  and 
broad  foundation  of  the  eternal  laws  of  spiritual  well-being. 
I  keenly  regret  Dr.  Rainsford's  retirement  from  active 
duty,  and  I  welcome  this  book  as  giving  a  record  of  a 
life-work  full  of  inspiration  for  his  fellow-men.  To  Dr. 
Rainsford  can  be  applied  the  words  of  the  German  poet: 

"Wer  nicht  gelitten,  hat  nur  halb  gelebt; 
Wer  nicht  gefehlt,  hat  wohl  auch  nicht  gestrebt; 
Wer  nicht  geweint,  hat  halt  auch  nur  gelacht; 
Wer  nie  gezweifelt,  hat  wohl  kaum  gedacht!" 

The  White  House, 
Washington,  D.  C,  April  7,  igo6. 


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INTRODUCTION 
II. — BY   BISHOP   POTTER 

When  I  came  to  the  Rectorship  of  Grace  Church,  New 
York,  in  1868,  Dr.  Tyng  was  still  Rector  of  St.  George's 
Church,  which,  with  its  chapels,  had  come  to  be  by  far 
the  most  influential  parish  on  the  east  side  of  the  city. 
The  chapels,  of  which  there  were  two,  afforded  a  felicitous 
outlet  for  energies  and  enthusiasms  gathered  in  St. 
George's  during  Dr.  Tyng's  ministry;  and  over  all  he 
presided  with  characteristic  energy  and  emphasis.  It 
would  be  a  stupid  blunder  to  ignore  the  theological  war- 
fares of  the  time,  which  divided  the  city  and  diocese  of 
New  York  into  two  strongly  marked  schools  or  camps, 
each  of  which  regarded  the  other  with  an  equal  distrust 
and  suspicion.  From  the  beginning  of  his  ministry  in 
New  York,  nobody  was  in  any  doubt  on  which  side  Dr. 
Tyng  ranged  himself;  and  he  drew  about  him,  undoubt- 
edly, a  large  constituency  of  earnest  and  devout  people 
who  regarded  St.  George's  Church  and  pre-eminently  Dr. 
Tyng  as  its  Rector,  as  standing  for  scriptural  and  evan- 
gelical truth,  in  its  purity  and  integrity. 

It  was  not  unnatural,  therefore,  that  when  advancing 
years  warned  Dr.  Tyng  that  he  should  seek  for  a  col- 
league, he  turned  in  that  direction  from  which  men  like- 
minded  with  himself  had  most  largely  come.  The  Rev. 
Dr.  Walter  Williams,  at  that  time  Rector  of  a  church  in 
Georgetown,  D.  C,  and  a  graduate  of  the  Theological 
Seminary  of  Virginia  (where  I  came  to  know  and  love 
him),  was  a  man  of  singularly  winning  and  engaging 
character,  of  ample  learning,  and  of  distinguished  intel- 
lectual power.  He  frankly  owned,  however,  after  due 
experiment,  that  the  situation  was  one  for  which  he  could 
find  no  solution. 

The  reputation  of  the  present  Rector  had  then  reached 

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New  York,  and  his  work  in  Toronto,  Canada,  and  his 
occasional  visits  to  New  York,  had  enabled  many  who 
had  heard  him  to  recognize  his  exceptional  gifts.  I  re- 
member very  well  the  morning  on  which  he  came  to  see 
me  in  Grace  Church  Rectory,  the  questions  he  asked, 
and  the  counsel  that  I  ventured  to  give  him.  One  thing 
was  certain:  the  old  traditions  of  St.  George's  as  a  "  pewed 
parish  church,"  with  a  large  constituency  of  well-to- 
do  and  cultivated  people,  could  not  much  longer  expect 
to  be  maintained.  Originally,  New  York  had  been  a 
largely  homogeneous  community;  and,  though  growing 
annually  with  rapid  strides  from  foreign  immigration, 
had  retained  those  primitive  characteristics  with  which, 
originally,  its  Dutch  and  English  settlers  had  stamped  it. 
But  all  this,  long  before  Dr.  Tyng's  resignation,  had  be- 
gun to  be  changed;  and  when  Dr.  Rainsford  accepted 
the  Rectorship  of  St.  George's,  he  was  confronted  by  a 
situation  familiar  enough  down-town  in  New  York,  but 
wholly  unlike  that  with  which  the  earlier  history  of  New 
York  was  identified.  Some  recent  statistics  of  a  so- 
called  "social"  sort  have  indicated  the  steady  progress, 
northward,  of  New  York's  social  centre.  When  I  came 
to  New  York,  it  was  between  Union  and  Madison  squares ; 
but  by  1880  it  had  advanced  above  the  latter,  even  as, 
now,  it  is  reported  to  be  above  Fifty-ninth  Street.  It 
was  inevitable  that  this  never-ceasing  movement  should 
affect  parishes,  and,  fortunately  for  St.  George's  Church, 
Dr.  Rainsford  had  the  wisdom  to  recognize  the  situa- 
tion and  to  deal  with  it  in  a  statesman-like  way.  He 
made  the  church  free,  and  gathered  into  it  the  congre- 
gations of  the  various  chapels.  In  all  this  he  was  sec- 
onded by  a  vestry  of  exceptional  character  and  ability, 
and  assisted,  as  in  the  case  of  the  gift  of  the  stately 
Memorial  Parish  House,  by  Mr.  J.  Pierpont  Morgan,  by 


ST.   GEORGE  S    RECTORY 

209  East  1 6th  Street 


INTRODUCTION 

a  steadfast  sympathy,  expressing  itself  by  an  unwearied 
munificence. 

But  the  history  of  St.  George's  Church  for  the  last 
quarter  of  a  century  has  illustrated,  most  of  all,  the 
power  of  a  single  and  noble  manhood.  Eloquence  there 
may  be ;  the  genius  of  organization ;  personal  magnetism ; 
tenacity  of  purpose,  and  qualities  like  them;  but  they 
are  all  inferior  to  that  loftiest  quality  which  makes  men 
sensible  of  divine  authority  and  of  human  sympathy.  In 
the  union  of  these  two  powers,  I  think  that  the  ministry 
of  the  present  Rector  of  St.  George's  Church  has  been 
altogether  exceptional.  He  has  the  characteristics  of 
his  race  and  temperament;  and  the  superficial  listener  or 
observer  may  not  always  be  enamoured  of  these ;  but  he 
has  made  St.  George's  Church  a  witness  for  his  Master, 
Jesus  Christ,  among  a  population  as  dense  as  any  city 
in  the  world  contains,  and  that  throngs  and  crowds  St. 
George's  pews  whenever  its  doors  are  opened.  The  poor 
and  heavy-laden,  the  "forgotten  of  their  fellow -men," 
who  turn  to  its  altar  for  strength,  comfort,  and  refresh- 
ment, know  that  a  great  human  heart  is  there  to  trans- 
late to  them  the  divine  heart  of  Love  that  broods  above 
us  all,  with  matchless  Sympathy  and  Help !  ! 

A  feature  of  the  history  of  St.  George's  Church,  with- 
out reference  to  which  I  cannot  close  this  hasty  sketch, 
is  the  singular  genius  of  its  Rector  as  illustrated  in  the 
selection  and  assimilation  of  his  curates.  I  have  used 
that  last  word,  "assimilation,"  advisedly,  though  it  is 
not  precisely  that  which  I  want.  But  no  one  who 
knows  anything  of  the  relations  of  a  Rector  and  his 
assistants  can  be  unmindful  of  the  fact  that  sympathy 
and  a  mutual  understanding  between  them  is  somewhat 
rare.  In  this  respect,  St.  George's  Church  and  its  clergy 
are  altogether  exceptional.     They  seem  to  devise,  and 

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think,  and  act,  in  all  that  concerns  the  well-being  of  the 
parish,  as  one  mind;  and  the  steadfast  enthusiasm,  large 
insight,  and  untiring  activity  of  their  Rector  seems  to 
be  shared  by  all  of  them.  Every  department  of  the 
parish  life  and  work  (how  I  wish  I  could  speak  of  them 
as  they  deserve !)  throbs  and  thrills  with  the  same  mystic 
energy  and  purpose. 

It  is  a  sore  grief  to  me,  as  to  all  his  clergy  and  people, 
that,  while  I  write  these  words^,  their  Rector  is  far  away 
from  them  in  search  of  health  and  strength.  May  God 
speedily  restore  to  him  both;  but  whatever  shall  be  the 
Divine  Ordering,  be  it  ours  to  bless  Him  for  a  ministry 
so  rare  and  Christlike  as  that  of  which  the  story  is  here 
recorded ! 


Luxor,  Egypt,  January  8,  igo6. 


III. — BY    DR.    RAINSFORD 

I  HOPE  that  the  following  pages  may  be  found  of  in- 
terest and  value  to  the  increasing  company  of  men  and 
women  who  are  engaged  in  the  work  of  the  Institutional 
Church. 

My  secretary  and  friend  of  more  than  twenty  years 
standing,  Mr.  John  Reichert,  has  in  my  absence  put  to- 
gether the  materials  out  of  which  this  book  is  made. 
But  his  part  in  its  production  is  not  merely  that  of  com- 
piler. The  forms  here  printed,  the  expedients  here  set 
forth  for  keeping  the  business  of  a  great  parish  in  order, 

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INTRODUCTION 

are  as  much  his  work  as  mine.  These  are  what  remain 
after  many  experiments  and  many  failures.  We  drew 
them  up  together,  sending  them  out  by  thousands  at  a 
time,  then  changing  or  suppressing  or  repeating  them. 
I  can  truthfully  say  that  they  represent  a  great  deal  of 
time  and  study. 

Dean  Hodges,  of  the  Episcopal  Theological  School  in 
Cambridge,  has  most  kindly  consented  to  undertake  the 
arduous  task  of  editing  the  whole  work,  rewriting  and 
rearranging  the  material  as  his  experience  suggests.  Un- 
der his  hands,  I  am  sure  that  it  will  help  many  a  young 
minister  to  undertake  new  tasks  both  of  addition  and 
of  subtraction.  Most  young  men  attempt  far  too  many 
organizations,  and  do  not  put  enough  persistent  work 
into  those  which  exist  already. 

No  book,  so  far  as  I  know,  supplies  such  information 
as  is  here  offered.  For  years,  many  letters  day  by  day 
have  come  to  me  from  clergymen  and  laymen  seeking 
answers  to  such  questions  as  these : 

"How  do  you  run  your  Men's  Club?" 

"How  do  you  keep  in  your  Sunday-school  boys  over 
sixteen  years  of  age?" 

"How  do  you  reach  the  wage-earners  in  your  neigh- 
borhood?" 

"How  do  you  train  your  teachers?" 

"How  do  you  work  your  envelope  system?" 

"How  do  you  manage  to  have  a  large  choir  at  small 
cost?" 

"I  am  about  to  build  a  parish  house.  What  is  the 
plan  of  yours?" 

It  is  of  course  true  that  some  of  these  questioners 
may  be  mere  copyists.  They  may  argue  that  what  has 
proved  to  be  effective  in  one  place  will  therefore  fit  the 
needs  of  another,  and  perhaps  very  different,  place.     I 

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INTRODUCTION 

am  sure  that  much  of  the  organization  in  hundreds  of 
parishes  is  worse  than  useless ;  it  is  burdensome  and  mis- 
leading. But  I  am  also  sure  that  when,  under  circum- 
stances of  real  difficulty,  such  as  are  presented  in  the 
lower  part  of  east  New  York,  things  have  been  accom- 
plished that  were  never  accomplished  before,  the  methods 
that  were  used  to  obtain  these  results  are  worth  studying. 
We  began  in  1883  at  St.  George's  in  a  very  small  way. 
The  church  was  almost  empty.  The  rich  people — ex- 
cept three  or  four  families — had  moved  away,  and  the 
poor  had  never  come.  We  had,  therefore,  to  begin  from 
the  very  bottom.  The  task  before  us  was  not  so  much 
to  revive  an  old  parish  as  to  create  a  new  one.  And  this 
we  had  to  do  under  circumstances  so  discouraging  that 
a  large  number  of  churches  had  already  retreated  from 
the  neighborhood  and  sought  other  fields.  The  follow- 
ing pages  tell  the  story  of  our  difficulties — how  we  met 
them,  and  how,  to  some  extent,  we  overcame  them. 

1.  We  gave  our  very  best  to  the  little  children,  and 
they  grew  in  time  to  be  men  and  women  thoroughly 
attached  to  the  church  which  had  sought  them  out, 

2.  We  gave  to  every  one  who  was  willing  to  do  any 
sort  of  work  for  setting  forward  the  kingdom  of  the  Lord 
Jesus  an  opportunity  to  do  it;  and  wherever  possible  we 
gave  them  the  work  which  they  liked  to  do, 

3.  We  sought  carefully  for  capable  men  as  assistant 
ministers.  We  made  them  free  of  the  parish;  gave  each 
of  them  all  conditions  of  men  and  women  to  visit,  rich 
as  well  as  poor;  gave  them  abundant  opportunities  to 
preach  and  to  have  their  sermons  sympathetically  crit- 
icised. The  dearest,  truest,  most  loyal  friends  I  have  to- 
day are  the  men  who  have  served  with  me  in  St.  George's 
during  the  past  twenty- three  years.  There  are  more 
than  thirty  of  them.     They  are  a  power  for  good  wherever 

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they  minister,  and  they  all  tell  me  that  their  years  of 
assistantship  were  of  great  value  to  them.  I,  on  my 
part,  can  assure  them  that  what  is  good  and  lasting  in 
our  work  is  theirs  as  much  as  mine. 

4.  We  have  had  the  invaluable  support  of  a  devoted 
band  of  trained  deaconesses,  living  in  community,  leav- 
ing the  parish  seldom,  and  serving  for  long  terms,  as 
contrasted  with  the  necessarily  shorter  terms  of  office 
of  the  assistant  ministers. 

5.  And,  lastly,  we  have  been  ever  and  always  supported 
and  advised  by  such  a  vestry  as  few  churches  have 
known. 

To  these  five  causes,  under  God,  our  success  in  the 
Free  Church  of  St.  George's  has  been  due. 


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Scotland,  October,  iQO§. 


IV. — BY   THE    AUTHORS 

This  book  is  not  only  a  response  to  innumerable  re- 
quests for  information,  but  is  also  a  record  of  the  methods 
and  achievements  of  a  great  parish.  We  therefore  begin 
our  account  of  these  industries  with  a  sketch  of  the 
parochial  history.  For  most  of  the  facts  contained  in 
this  chapter  we  are  indebted  to  an  unsigned  paper  which 
was  printed  in  the  St.  George's  Chronicle  for  January, 
1894. 

The  first  church  in  New  York  which  bore  the  title  of 
St.  George  stood  in  the  fort,  near  the  present  site  of 
Bowling  Green.     It  was  built  by  the  English  in  1664, 


INTRODUCTION 

when  they  came  into  possession,  and  there  confronted  a 
Dutch  church  which  was  dedicated  to  St.  Nicholas.  In 
this  St.  George's  Chapel,  also  called  King's  Chapel,  the 
worship  of  the  Church  of  England  was  held  until  the 
erection  of  Trinity  Church,  in  1696. 

Trinity  Church,  and  the  little  town  about  it,  pros- 
pered and  increased  until,  in  1748,  the  parishioners  felt 
the  need  of  what  the  wardens  and  vestry  in  their  resolu- 
tion called  a  "chapel  of  ease."  Such  a  chapel  was  there- 
fore built  in  the  "  Beekman  pasture,"  on  land  given  by 
Colonel  Henry  Beekman  and  Gertrude  Van  Cortlandt, 
his  wife.  There  it  stood,  quite  in  the  country,  on  Beek- 
man Street,  in  the  midst  of  meadow-land  and  orchards, 
on  what  was  then  called  "  the  Cliffs,"  overlooking  the  East 
River,  This  was  Trinity's  first  colony,  and  it  was  named 
St.  George's,  in  memory  of  the  church  in  the  English  fort. 

St.  George's  Chapel,  as  the  building  was  entitled,  was 
consecrated  in  1752.  The  Rector  of  Trinity,  Dr.  Barclay, 
his  assistant.  Dr.  Auchmuty,  with  the  wardens  and  ves- 
try, and  the  charity  scholars,  met  the  mayor  and  other 
officials  at  the  city  hall  in  Wall  Street,  and  marched  in 
procession  to  the  chapel.  There,  in  1787,  Bishop  Pro- 
vost held  an  ordination  service,  the  first  in  the  city  and 
one  of  the  first  in  the  country.  There  Washington  wor- 
shipped. 

In  181 1,  St.  George's  became  an  independent  parish, 
losing  its  church  by  fire  in  1814,  but  building  another  the 
next  year,  during  the  leadership  of  Dr.  Milnor,  the  first 
rector.  The  first  meeting  of  the  wardens  and  vestry  was 
held  November  23,  1811.  The  wardens  were  Gerrit  H. 
Van  Wagenen  and  Harry  Peters.  The  vestrymen  were 
Robert  Wardell,  Isaac  Carow,  John  Greene,  Francis 
Dominick,  John  Onderdonk,  Edward  W.  Laight,  Isaac 
Lawrence,  Cornelius  Schermerhorn. 

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The  new  church  had  galleries  on  either  side,  and  an- 
other for  the  choir  and  organ  at  the  west  end.  Three 
glass  chandeliers  hung  from  the  panelled  ceiling.  The 
semicircular  chancel  contained  a  desk,  pulpit,  and  clerk's 
desk.  These,  together  with  the  rail  and  the  frame  of  the 
organ,  were  made  of  mahogany,  contributed,  it  was  said, 
by  a  sea-captain  who  lost  his  masts  in  a  storm,  and  re- 
placed them  from  a  mahogany  forest.  All  the  rest  of 
the  wood-work  was  painted  white.  The  marble  font, 
showing  the  carved  heads  of  saints,  had  been  captured 
from  a  French  ship  during  the  French  war.  The  bell  in 
the  steeple  was  given  by  the  neighbors,  the  inhabitants 
of  "Montgomery  Ward."  Ten  pounds  of  the  building 
fund  came  from  the  Archbishop  of  Canterbury. 

In  this  church  Dr.  Milnor  served  for  thirty  years. 
When  he  died,  in  1846,  Dr.  Tyng  succeeded  him.  In  that 
year  it  was  resolved  to  move  up- town,  accepting  a  gen- 
erous provision  of  land  for  that  purpose  by  the  liberality 
of  Mr.  Stuyvesant.  The  second  rector,  like  the  first, 
championed  the  cause  of  what  was  then  called  Evangel- 
ical Churchmanship.  It  was  a  time  when  party  differ- 
ences were  unhappily  magnified.  St.  George's  was  known 
as  a  stronghold  against  the  Oxford  Movement,  which  was 
then  arousing  the  hopes  and  fears  of  church  people. 

Then,  even  in  its  new  location,  the  church  saw  up- 
town change  to  down- town.  Every  year  substantial  fam- 
ilies changed  their  residence  and  transformed  their  inter- 
est to  new  parishes,  and  the  population  which  took  their 
places  was  of  a  very  different  order.  The  St.  George's 
plan  of  that  period  was  the  universal  plan  of  all  the 
churches  of  all  names.  It  was  based  upon  the  unit  of 
the  family.  It  proceeded  upon  the  theory  that  on  Sun- 
day morning  the  father  and  mother  would  lead  a  pro- 
cession of  their  children  to  the  parish  church,  to  occupy 


INTRODUCTION 

the  family  pew.  But  a  great  many  of  the  new  people 
had  no  such  tradition.  Some  of  them  were  unattached 
persons,  making  their  individual  way  in  the  world.  An 
increasing  number  were  aflected  by  the  disintegrating 
influences  of  tenement-house  life,  one  effect  of  which  is 
to  remove  the  restraints  of  neighborhood  opinion.  These 
conditions  made  the  old,  orderly,  domestic  life  difficult, 
if  not  impossible.  Here  and  there  an  individual  out  of 
a  family  group  came  to  church;  the  children  often  came 
to  Sunday-school ;  but  the  family  pew  was  not  rented. 

Dr.  Tyng  saw  the  beginnings  of  this  change,  but  upon 
his  successor,  Dr.  Williams,  it  came  in  full  force.  He 
tried  in  vain  to  meet  it.  It  was  impossible  to  minister 
to  the  new  conditions  in  the  old  way.  And  that,  at  the 
moment,  was  the  only  way.  The  new  way  had  not  been 
discovered.  Dr.  Williams  frankly  acknowledged  his 
defeat.  He  finally  resigned,  on  the  ground  that  it  was 
impossible  to  hold  the  church  together.  At  that  time 
only  about  twenty  families  of  the  old  congregation  re- 
mained in  the  parish.  The  church  was  empty;  nothing 
increased  but  the  annual  deficit.  Even  the  Roman 
Catholics,  it  was  said,  would  not  take  St.  George's  as  a 
mission.  The  only  thing  to  do,  in  Dr.  Williams's  opin- 
ion, was  to  move  away. 

Under  these  circumstances.  Dr.  Rainsford  was  called 
to  be  the  Rector.  Dr.  Rainsford  has  himself  written  the 
history  of  his  ministry  in  A  Preacher's  Story  of  his  Work. 
We  will  not  go  again  into  the  difficulties  and  successes 
which  he  has  so  graphically  and  forcibly  described. 
There  they  are  set  down  in  the  pages  of  a  good  book,  full 
of  interest,  instruction,  and  inspiration.  The  man  who 
made  St.  George's  what  it  is  to-day  is  in  that  book.  The 
heart  of  the  St.  George's  plan  is  his  splendid  personality. 
But  our  business  here  is  with  the  expression  of  that  per- 

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sonality  in  organization.  William  Stephen  Rainsford 
was  born  in  1850,  in  Dublin.  His  father  was  a  clergy- 
man ;  so  was  his  mother's  father.  He  was  graduated  with 
the  bachelor's  degree  in  arts  at  St.  John's  College,  Cam- 
bridge, in  1872.  He  went  naturally  into  the  ministry, 
and  began  his  work  as  curate  at  St.  Giles's,  in  Norwich, 
Presently  he  spent  two  years  in  the  United  States  and 
Canada,  devoting  himself  to  evangelical  work,  conduct- 
ing "missions"  in  large  cities  of  the  East  and  South.  He 
returned  to  England,  but  was  soon  called  to  be  Assistant 
Rector  of  the  Cathedral  of  Toronto.  There  he  was 
found,  when  Dr.  Williams  resigned,  by  the  vestry  of  St. 
George's. 

In  these  ten  years  of  ministry,  Mr.  Rainsford  showed 
the  personal  characteristics  which  have  since  become 
familiar  not  only  to  the  people  of  his  parish,  but  to  the 
religious  world  at  large.  He  plunged  into  the  midst  of 
things  with  an  apparent  superabundance  of  physical  en- 
ergy, which,  however,  needed  such  occasional  recupera- 
tion as  could  be  had  only  in  the  wilderness.  He  had 
times  of  deep  depression  of  spirit,  from  which  he  escaped 
by  the  stress  and  peril  of  the  hunting  of  big  game  in  the 
deep  woods  or  in  the  high  mountains.  He  was  at  the 
same  time  keenly  sensitive  to  the  criticism  of  adverse 
public  opinion,  and  no  less  than  reckless  in  the  absolute 
independence  of  his  thought  and  speech.  Sometimes  he 
preached  well,  and  the  church  was  crowded;  sometimes, 
for  weeks  he  says,  he  preached  ill,  and  the  congregation 
fell  away.  He  needed,  for  his  own  strength  and  inspira- 
tion, to  be  positively  certain ;  and  there  were  times  when 
the  old  evangelical  doctrines  which  he  had  learned  from 
his  father  and  the  new  truths  which  were  appealing  to 
him  in  the  great  books  of  his  time,  and  in  the  experience 
of  daily  life,  seemed  sadly  out  of  accord.    That  contention 

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he  was  compelled  to  work  out  for  himself  with  pain,  and 
in  the  process  he  gave  pain  to  others.  When  he  felt  a 
thing  to  be  true,  he  said  it  in  plain  words  without  count- 
ing the  consequences.  And  conservative  people  did  not 
like  it.  Moreover,  he  had  a  temperamental  objection  to 
all  hindering  conventionalities ;  tested  all  forms  and  cere- 
monies by  their  effective  value;  had  no  interest  in  worn- 
out  machinery;  and  cared  only  for  the  thing  that  would 
work.  He  was  in  quest  of 'results.  There  was  a  big 
freedom  about  him  which  frightened  cautious  persons. 
This  was  the  man  who  became  Rector  of  St.  George's  in 
1883. 

The  most  important  contribution  which  Dr.  Rainsford 
made  to  this  parish — excepting,  of  course,  the  great  gift 
of  himself,  which  passes  all  estimation — was  the  contri- 
bution of  a  new  method.  He  found  a  church  trying 
to  minister  in  the  old  way  to  new  conditions,  and  he 
changed  the  way  so  as  to  fit  the  conditions.  He  com- 
pared the  old  St.  George's  to  "a  fisherman  accustomed 
to  earn  his  bread  at  catching  herrings;  presently  the 
run  of  herrings  goes  away  from  that  section  of  the  sea; 
in  their  place  comes  a  tremendous  run  of  smelts.  If  the 
fisherman  could  change  his  net  he  would  be  a  richer 
man  than  before,  because  smelts  are  better  fish ;  but  he 
starves  because  he  cannot  change  the  size  of  the  meshes." 
Dr.  Rainsford  proceeded  immediately  to  change  the  size 
of  the  meshes.  The  old  methods  had  been  adapted  to 
the  family,  the  new  methods  were  adapted  to  the  in- 
dividual. The  essential  principle  of  the  Institutional 
Church  is  in  that  change. 

Dr.  Rainsford  agreed  to  undertake  the  rectorship  on 
three  conditions:  first,  the  church  must  be  made  free; 
secondly,  all  committees,  except  the  vestry,  must  be 
abolished;  thirdly,   there  must  be  an  appropriation  of 

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ten  thousand  dollars  a  year  for  three  years,  to  be  used 
by  the  Rector  at  his  own  discretion.  These  conditions 
were  cordially  accepted,  and  the  work  began  which  it  is 
our  privilege  to  describe. 

In  these  descriptions  we  have  been  courteously  aided 
by  the  clergy  and  the  deaconesses  of  the  parish,  and  by 
the  officers  of  the  various  organizations.  We  are  indebt- 
ed to  them  for  manifold  suggestions.  The  book,  like  the 
parish,  is  a  co-operative  work. 


THE  ADMINISTRATION   OF  AN 
INSTITUTIONAL  CHURCH 


THE  ADMINISTRATION   OF  AN 
INSTITUTIONAL  CHURCH 


I 

GENERAL  MANAGEMENT 
I.  The  Corporation.— II.  The  Staff. 

An  institutional  church  is  like  a  business  house  in  its 
use  of  two  essential  elements  of  executive  success.  The 
first  of  these  is  the  centralization,  and  the  second  is  the 
distribution  of  authority.  Power  must  first  be  con- 
centrated in  the  possession  of  a  small  company  of  re- 
sponsible persons;  it  must  then  be  so  disseminated  that 
every  humblest  worker  shall  have  some  of  it,  and  in 
consequence  shall  work  with  a  sense  of  freedom,  of  in- 
itiative, and  of  personal  loyalty.  The  rector  who  does 
everything  is  almost  as  incapable  as  the  rector  who  does 
nothing.  "Never  do  anything  yourself  which  you  can 
get  anybody  else  to  do,"  is  the  maxim  of  every  good 
administration;  it  being  taken  for  granted  that  all  this 
delegated  work  is  diligently  kept  in  mind  and  looked 
after  and  directed  by  the  chief  executive. 

In  an  institutional  parish,  as  in  every  other  kind  of 
parish  in  the  Episcopal  Church,  the  small  company  of 


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responsible  persons  by  whom  the  work  is  governed  is 
divided  into  two  groups — one  charged  with  the  tempo- 
raHties,  the  other  with  the  spirituaHties.  The  group 
which  directs  the  temporalities  is  the  Corporation;  the 
group  which  directs  the  spiritualities  is  the  Staff. 

I. — THE   CORPORATION 

The  Corporation  in  the  parish  which  we  are  describing 
is  legally  entitled  "The  Rector,  Church  Wardens,  and 
Vestrymen  of  St.  George's  Church,  in  the  City  of  New 
York."  The  two  wardens  and  the  nine  vestrymen  who, 
with  the  Rector,  compose  the  Corporation,  are  chosen  at 
an  annual  meeting,  which  is  held  on  the  Tuesday  im- 
mediately after  the  First  Sunday  in  Advent.  Electors 
at  such  a  meeting  must  be  men  of  full  age  who  have  been 
regular  attendants  at  the  worship  of  St.  George's  for  one 
year  prior  to  the  election,  and  have  contributed  to  the 
support  thereof.  No  person  is  eligible  for  the  office  of 
vestryman  unless  he  is  a  qualified  voter  and  has  been 
baptized.  No  person  is  eligible  for  the  office  of  church 
warden  unless  he  is  a  qualified  voter  and  a  communicant 
in  the  Episcopal  Church.  The  term  of  one  of  the  ward- 
ens and  of  three  of  the  vestrymen  expires  annually. 
Thus  provision  is  made  on  the  one  side  for  continuity 
and  on  the  other  side  for  change.  The  Corporation  has 
a  clerk  and  a  treasurer,  a  committee  on  envelopes,  in 
charge  of  collections,  an  auditing  committee,  a  finance 
committee,  and  a  committee  on  the  property. 

The  following  are  the  wardens  and  vestrymen  of  St. 
George's  as  Dr.  Rainsford's  rectorship  ends  and  Mr. 
Birckhead's  rectorship  begins.  The  date  against  each 
name  denotes  the  year  when  such  officer's  term  of  ser- 
vice began. 


GENERAL   MANAGEMENT 

WARDENS 

John  Pierpont  Morgan,   1868        John  Noble  Stearns,   1871 

VESTRYMEN 

R.  Fulton  Cutting,  1883  William  Jay  Schieffelin,  1896 

William  Foulke,   1892  H.   H.  Pike,   1896 

Seth  Low,  1893  John  Seely  Ward,  Jr.,   1896 

Henry  W.  Munroe,   1895  James  W.  Markoe,  M.D.,  1899 

Charles  S.  Brown,   1905 

II. THE    STAFF 

The  Staff,  of  seven  men  and  six  women,  all  of  whom 
receive  salaries,  is  composed  of  the  Rector,  four  assist- 
ant ministers,  the  Rector's  secretary,  the  organist,  three 
deaconesses,  three  parish  workers,  one  of  whom  is  a 
trained  nurse,  and  the  branch  secretary  of  the  Girls' 
Friendly  Society,  All  of  these  persons  give  their  entire 
time  to  the  work  of  the  parish. 

From  the  beginning  of  Dr.  Rainsford's  rectorship, 
St.  George's  has  been  a  training-school  for  young  clergy- 
men. These  young  men  have  come,  for  the  most  part, 
straight  from  the  seminary.  They  have  commonly  been 
chosen,  of  late  years,  by  young  men  who  are  already 
members  of  the  Staff.  The  seminary  graduate  of  two 
or  three  years'  standing  is  still  in  sympathetic  touch 
with  the  men  who  were  under-classmen  when  he  was  a 
senior.  He  knows  them  by  personal  acquaintance.  He 
chooses  now  one  and  now  another  whom  the  Rector  may 
invite  to  spend  the  summer  vacation  at  St.  George's. 
These  men,  who  have  still  a  year  of  their  seminary  life 
before  them,  take  part  in  this  summer  work,  while  others 
of  the  Staff  are  on  their  holidays.  Thus  the  men  get  an 
idea  of  what  the  work  is,  and  the  Rector  and  his  asso- 

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ciates  get  their  measure  of  the  men.  Then,  when  the 
time  comes,  the  right  men  are  called. 

When  a  man  has  been  asked  by  the  Rector  to  become 
an  assistant,  he  enters  into  a  definite  contract,  in  which 
certain  duties  are  assigned  to  him,  his  salary  is  specified, 
and  a  study  and  bedroom  are  given  him,  in  company  with 
his  brethren,  on  the  top  floor  of  the  Parish  House. 

His  first  duty  is  to  visit  in  a  certain  district.  For  pur- 
poses of  visitation,  the  city  is  divided  into  four  such  dis- 
tricts. The  people  in  the  locality  committed  to  him  are  of 
all  classes,  rich  and  poor,  educated  and  uneducated.  "At 
first,"  says  Dr.  Rainsford,  "there  was  a  remonstrance 
all  over  the  parish  against  my  sending  the  young  clergy 
to  visit.  Some  said,  'We  do  not  want  these  young 
pastorettes  coming  around  visiting  us,'  so  I  had  to  tell 
them,  'Then  you  had  better  go  to  some  other  church. 
It  is  quite  impossible  for  me  to  visit  you  all.  When  you 
are  sick  or  when  you  need  me,  I  will  come.  But  mean- 
while I  look  to  you  people  to  aid  me  in  training  and  keep- 
ing my  junior  clergy.  Receive  my  clergy  and  give  them 
opportunities  to  know  you.'"  Accordingly,  the  young 
parson  calls  on  all  the  people  of  his  district  as  their  pas- 
tor, and  visits  them  socially.  He  is  to  be  on  the  watch 
for  volunteer  workers.  He  is  to  see  that  the  young  peo- 
ple, so  far  as  they  need  it,  join  the  classes  and  societies. 
He  waits  for  no  specific  assignments,  but  moves  about 
freely,  commonty  spending  his  afternoons  in  this  occu- 
pation. It  is  found  that  in  order  to  maintain  the  life 
of  a  parish  of  the  size  and  character  of  St.  George's,  each 
of  the  four  assistants  must  make  from  thirty-five  to 
forty  visits  each  week.  Thus,  in  addition  to  calls  in 
cases  of  special  need,  each  man  visits  everybody  in  his 
district  twice  a  year. 

Among  the  people  whose  social  engagements  are  many, 

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he  avoids  wasting  his  time  in  fruitless  calling  by  use  of 
this  card,  which  he  sends  ahead  of  him  a  few  days  in  ad- 
vance : 


ST.  GEORGE'S   RECTORY. 
209    EAST  16TH  ST. 

One  of  my  clergy  will  be  calling  in  your  neighborhood 

about p.  M 

I  hope  you  can  make  time  to  see  him. 

[Signed  by  the  Rector.] 


A  second  duty  of  an  assistant  minister  is  to  represent 
the  Rector  in  some  organization.  For  example,  he  is 
assigned  to  the  trade-school.  There  he  meets  a  board  of 
directors,  a  number  of  supervisors,  a  corps  of  salaried 
teachers,  and  three  hundred  boys  and  young  men.  He 
is  to  come  into  acquaintance  with  all  these  persons,  to 
advise  with  them  if  they  desire,  to  help  to  maintain  the 
spirit  of  enthusiasm  and  loyalty,  but  to  hold  no  office. 
He  is  to  bring  new  volunteer  workers  to  take  the  places 
of  those  who  fall  out,  and  to  get  in  new  boys  from  the 
Sunday-school. 

A  third  duty  is  in  the  Sunday-school.  There  he  has 
a  class  or  a  department.  Now  one  class  and  now  an- 
other, and  this  year  this  department  and  next  year  that, 
so  that  he  may  be  thoroughly  trained  in  all  the  details 
of  the  business. 

An  important  office  which  is  held  by  every  assistant 
in  turn  is  that  of  "clergyman  on  duty"  for  the  week. 
During  his  week  he  acts  as  senior  assistant.  "At  first," 
says  Dr.  Rainsford,  "we  had  a  system  that  included 
senior  and  junior  clergy,  but  I  found  that  necessarily 

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seniority  was  accounted  by  length  of  time,  and  not  by 
competency,  and  I  found  that  the  senior,  being  only 
human,  arrogated  to  himself  certain  rights  which  were 
not  helpful  to  himself  or  to  his  junior  brothers.  Then 
I  got  the  inspiration  that  each  of  my  clergy  should  be 
the  senior  assistant  for  one  week  in  a  month ;  during  that 
week  he  is  officer  of  the  week,  so  to  speak,  as  a  cadet  at 
West  Point  is  selected  to  be  officer  of  the  day;  he  must 
see  the  people,  take  the  -funerals,  preach,  and  make 
emergency  calls.  This  plan  has  worked  delightfully; 
it  gives  each  man  as  many  rights  as  the  others,  and  in 
addition  gives  more  leisure  to  the  others  to  read."  They, 
also,  all  have  the  same  chance  to  take  responsibility  and 
to  master  the  executive  details.  The  senior  curate  takes 
the  morning  service.  He  answers  all  the  letters  which 
the  Rector  turns  over  to  the  clergy.  He  sees  all  the 
people  who  come  to  the  parish  house  for  help,  for  advice, 
or  for  information.  He  takes  the  baptisms,  marriages, 
and  burials  of  the  week,  unless  another  member  of  the 
staff  is  asked  for. 

The  clergy,  except  the  one  on  duty  for  the  week,  are 
expected  to  keep  their  mornings  sacred  to  study  and  to 
the  preparation  of  sermons.  The  Rector  advises  them 
as  to  their  reading,  sending  them  books,  calling  their  at- 
tention often  to  notable  matters  in  the  daily  papers  and 
in  the  magazines.  And  these  matters  he  discusses  with 
them  freely. 

For  deaconesses,  women  of  refinement,  who  have  ex- 
ecutive ability,  know  how  to  care  for  the  sick,  and  are 
likely  to  be  influential  among  boys  and  girls  and  mothers, 
are  chosen.  Young  college  women  are  invited  to  the 
deaconess  house  in  the  summer,  while  some  of  the  reg- 
ular workers  are  taking  their  vacation,  and  are  thus  en- 
abled to  put  their  sense  of  vocation  to  a  practical  test. 

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The  deaconesses  receive  assignments  of  duty  such  as  we 
have  described  regarding  the  clergy. 

The  plan  on  page  7  shows  the  distribution  of  the  work 
among  four  clergymen,  three  deaconesses,  and  four  other 
workers.     It  is  made  out  for  a  year. 

Once  every  week,  with  unfailing  regularity,  the  mem- 
bers of  the  staff  meet  the  Rector  in  his  study.  The  hour 
is  immediately  after  the  nine-o'clock  service  on  Monday 
morning.  Only  the  most  imperative  excuse  is  accepted 
for  absence  from  this  conference.  The  impressions  of  Sun- 
day are  fresh  in  mind,  and  successes  and  failures  are  frank- 
ly considered.  In  one  of  the  departments  of  the  Sunday- 
school  the  attendance  was  unsatisfactory ;  what  was  the 
matter?  Yesterday,  at  the  evening  service,  the  Rector 
heard  one  of  the  assistants  preach.  The  Rector  tells  what 
he  thought  of  the  sermon — praise  or  blame,  as  is  deserved 
or  needed.  There  is  a  great  bundle  of  letters  in  three 
piles;  one  clip  holds  those  which  the  Rector  answers  by 
his  stenographer;  another,  those  which  he  assigns  to  his 
secretary  to  answer;  the  third  lot  he  submits  to  the  staff 
for  discussion.  The  members  of  the  staff,  in  turn,  bring 
up  the  condition  and  problems  of  the  various  organiza- 
tions, confessing  failures  and  asking  for  direction.  Cases 
of  individuals  are  considered. 

A  page  from  the  secretary's  note-book  will  show  with 
what  care  and  particularity  the  interests  of  individual 
parishioners  are  studied. 

Miss  C.  H.,  40  East  —  St.  EXPLANATIONS 

)ld  member  returned,  Oct^^  Lines  i  and  2  explain  themselves; 

^s^^een  abroad  for  vgareT  3  and  4  mean  that  the  name  was 

naTne''^i!ij;;en  to  Deaa^nesses.  given  at  the  staff  meeting  to  one 

To    be    ca?*iid^«^on    for   work  of  the  Deaconesses  to  get  the  per- 

Oct.  8j^«r^^^^  son    interested    in    the    work    for 

To  bg^^Sued  upoiT^h^join  En-  which  she  is  most  suited;  6  and  7 

^^Tope  System,  Oct/o^jc.  mean  that  the  lady  has  taken  up 

Leports  received.     Will  worfeS*  work    in    two    organizations    and 

8 


GENERAL   MANAGEMENT 


that  she  has  given  the  name  to 
the  secretary  of  the  G.  F.  S.  and 
envelope  Sunday-school  superintendent; 
8  means  that  letter  was  mailed, 
and  the  ^/  next  to  it  means  that 
reply  was  received.  The  X  through 
the  whole  indicates  that  all  is  fin- 
ished and  entered  in  the  various 
records. 
M.  B.,  I  Lexington  Ave. 

Lines    i,    2,  and  3  explain  them- 
"05     selves;  4,  name  given  to  clergyman 
S  man       to  get  the  young  man  interested ; 
come    5,  the  young  man  told  the  clergy- 
man that  he   had  joined   another 
church;  X  means  that  we  can  do 
nothing  more. 


Mrs.  J.  W.  and  Son,  405  —  Ave 

let   her   in  church,  says  a;^ 

2.  t^bin  church  Oc'^^o5. 

3.  Mane^^^amily   recor^^nd   lit- 

eratur 

4.  About   Envfe4^^^System,  Oct. 

3,  051/ 

5.  Name    ai<en    to  "^iergy,    Oct. 

6.  Eaimily  came  on  vistors'  rn^iji  to 
go  over  building,  Oct.  15,  oj 


Lines  i  and  2  explain  themselves; 
3  and  4  mean  that  the  secretary 
mailed  family  record  and  literature 
concerning  Envelope  System,  v' 
check  means  both  received ;  5  and 
6  mean  that  the  clergyman  called 
and  invited  them  to  view  the  work ; 
X  means  done. 


C.  H.  and  sister,  1 1 1  E.  —  St. 

1.  Asked    for   Year-book,    Nov., 

1905- 

2.  Saying  we  have  attended 

3.  for  several  years,  but  not 

4.  yet  presented  letter  from 

Church. 

5.  Called  upon  by  Deaconess. 

6.  Asked  to  meet  Rector  Monday 

even'ng. 

7.  Asked  to  join  Envelope  System. 


The  meeting  ends  with  a  prayer,  after  which  each  per- 
son, including  the  Rector,  submits  a  written  report  of 
the  week's  work.  These  figures  are  entered  in  a  book 
under  the  respective  names. 

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#t.  dtorgp'a  QIJ|urrl|,  Nrm  fork 

Weekly  Report  —  Clergy 


SERMONS 

AND 

ADDRESSES 

VISITS 

CLASSES 

AND 

MEETINGS 

P.    COM. 

VISITS 
REC. 

Sun. 

Mon. 

Tues. 

J 

Wed. 

Thur. 

Fri. 

Sat. 

1 

Total 

Week  ending. 
Name 


^t  (Btax^*jsi  QIIy«rrI|,  5^pm  fork 

Weekly  Report  —  Lay  Workers 


VISITS 

CLASSES 
MEETINGS 

VISITS 
REC. 

Sun. 

Mon. 

Tues. 

Wed. 

Thur. 

Fri. 

Sat. 

Total 

Week  ending . 
Name 


GENERAL   MANAGEMENT 

Besides  this  formal  meeting,  the  members  of  the  staff 
are  always  welcome  at  the  Rector's  study,  and  see  much 
of  him  in  the  Parish  House.  It  is  expected,  however, 
that  they  will  so  far  as  possible  work  out  matters  of  de- 
tail individually,  or  by  consultation  among  themselves. 

Once  in  awhile,  say  every  three  years,  is  held  a  general 
conference  of  workers.  The  Rector  presides,  and  the 
head  of  each  department  reads  a  paper;  except  where 
the  head  is  one  of  the  staff,  in  which  case  it  is  read  by 
another  member. 

These  reports  are  made  in  the  following  form: 

REPORT 

Conference  of  Workers  in  St.  George's  Parish 

Wednesday,  February  24th,  8  p.m.,  Memorial  Building. 

Name  of  organization 

Purpose  of  " 

Number  of  workers - 

(Officers,  teachers,  associates,  etc.) 

Number  of  members . 


Times  and  place  of  meeting . 
Rvinning  Expenses 


1.  Appropriation 

2.  Collected 

3.  Total 

Work  done  during  past  year. 


Present  weakness  of  organization 
Remarks : 


This  report  must  not  take  more  ilian  three  minutes  to  read. 
II 


ADMINISTRATION    OF   AN    INSTITUTIONAL   CHURCH 

After  each  report  there  is  a  discussion,  in  which  new- 
ideas  are  contributed,  and  every  member  is  given  some 
acquaintance  with  the  general  aspects  of  the  parish  in- 
dustries. 

The  following  letter  bids  the  workers  to  the  meeting: 

St.   GEORGE'S    RECTORY 
209    EAST    16TH   ST. 

Adv  DEAR  Friend  : 

Will  you  oblige  me  oy  laying  all  other  engagements  aside 
and  attending  a  meeting  of  St.  George's  Workers,  Wednes- 
day, February  24th,  8.J0,  in  the  chapel.  I  beg  you  to  do 
as  I  ask  if  you  possibly  can.  Come  too,  please,  prepared 
to  remain  till  lo.jo. 

Your  friend  and  Rector, 

W.  S.  Rainsford. 
February  — ,  ig — . 


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THE    PLANT 

I.  The    Church    and    Rectory — II.  The    Memorial    House — III.  The 
Deaconess  House — IV.  The  Trade-School — V.  The  Sea-side  Cottage. 


I. — THE    CHURCH    AND    RECTORY 

The  gates  of  the  church  stand  open,  like  the  gates  of 
the  New  Jerusalem.  By  the  door,  in  the  yard,  is  a  sign 
bearing  the  invitation,  Church  open.  Come  in,  rest  and 
pray.  The  church  is  thus  at  the  service  of  the  people, 
all  the  year  round,  from  8  a.m.  until  5  p.m.  This  privi- 
lege was  much  used  in  the  days  when  the  church  was  in 
the  midst  of  private  residences.  At  present,  that  condi- 
tion having  changed,  and  the  location  being  off  the  line 
of  the  daily  movement  of  the  people,  on  a  quiet  street, 
not  so  many  come  as  formerly.  But  the  tenement-house 
offers  such  scanty  opportunities  for  privacy  that  the 
open  church  becomes  a  refuge  and  a  silent  benediction. 
In  some  open  churches  a  shelf  of  good  books  is  provided 
for  these  transient  visitors.  Two  assistant  sextons  are 
always  present,  except  during  the  hour  for  luncheon, 
then  some  pensioner  of  the  parish  is  on  duty. 

In  the  vestibule  is  a  framed  list  of  the  services.  Just 
inside  the  church  door  is  the  Rector's  box,  designated 
for  communications  or  contributions.  On  a  small  table 
at  the  head  of  each  aisle  are  family-record  blanks,  forms 
for  envelope  subscriptions,  forms  of  application  for  the 
year-book,  and  other  such  printed  matter.     Under  one 

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ADMINISTRATION   OF   AN    INSTITUTIONAL   CHURCH 

of  the  tables  is  a  little  closet,  in  charge  of  the  head  usher, 
containing  smelling-salts  and  other  simple  remedies  to 
be  used  in  cases  of  fainting  or  other  sudden  illness.  A 
space  in  one  of  the  vestibules  is  curtained  off  and  con- 
tains a  couch  for  such  emergencies.  In  another  corner 
of  the  vestibule  is  the  ushers'  closet  for  hats  and  coats. 

St.  George's  Church  holds  1575  persons.  The  follow- 
ing figures  are  given  to  show  the  accuracy  with  which 
all  the  facts  pertaining  to  the-  parish  are  ascertained  and 
recorded:  The  nave  seats  1020;  north  and  south  gal- 
leries, 408;  east  gallery,  50;  choir,  82;  chancel  stalls,  15. 
Each  pew  is  supplied  with  prayer-books  and  hymn-books, 
and  these  are  regularly  inspected  to  see  that  the  right 
proportion  is  kept  and  that  all  ragged  books  are  re- 
moved. By  resolution  of  the  vestry,  as  a  precaution  in 
case  of  fire  or  other  alarm,  no  chairs  are  ever  placed  in 
the  aisles  or  chancel.  For  the  same  reason  the  church 
doors  open  outward. 

In  one  corner  of  the  vestry -room  is  a  closet  for  the 
vestments,  with  the  names  of  the  clergy  over  the  hooks. 
There  is  a  lavatory  in  another  corner.  A  third  corner 
contains  a  desk  in  which  are  kept  the  service-book — 
that  is,  the  book  of  record  of  services  —  and  forms  for 
returns  of  baptism,  marriage,  and  burial.  A  closet  un- 
der this  desk  contains  extra  surplices,  with  stoles  and 
hoods,  and  markers  for  the  books.  The  communion 
linen,  in  charge  of  a  deaconess,  is  kept  in  a  set  of  draw- 
ers. The  chancel  committee  meets  here  on  Saturdays 
to  repair  the  vestments  of  the  clergy  and  choir.  The 
laundry  work  is  given  to  a  reliable  woman  who  is  paid 
for  it.  The  following  prayer  is  printed  and  framed  on 
the  wall  of  the  vestry-room,  and  is  intoned  by  the  clergy- 
man in  charge  of  the  service,  with  responses  by  the  choir, 
before  the  beginning  of  the  processional  hymn : 

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THE    PLANT 


V.  Lord,  hear  our  prayer 

R.  And  let  our  cry  come  unto  Thee. 

V .  O  Lord,  open  Thou  our  lips 

R.  And  our  mouth  shall  show  forth  Thy 
praise. 

O  Lord,  help  us  worthily  to  magnify  Thy 
glorious  name ;  prepare  our  hearts  for 
Thy  worship.  Help  us  now  with  soul 
and  body  to  offer  to  Thee  an  acceptable 
service,  and  save  us  through  Jesus  Christ, 
our  Lord.     ^4.if£.v. 


A  plan  of  the  church,  such  as  is  here  given,  is  also 
framed  in  the  vestry -room.  A  card  sets  forth  certain 
facts  about  fees  for  marriages.  The  fee  for  the  clergy- 
man is  optional.  "Clergy  are  always  glad  to  marry 
without  any  fee  those  who  cannot  afford  to  pay  any- 
thing." No  fee  is  to  be  paid  to  the  sexton  unless  for 
extra  work  done,  or  unless  the  marriage  takes  place  at 
an  hour  when  the  church  is  not  commonly  open.  The 
organist  has  ten  dollars  for  the  small  organ  and  twenty- 
five  if  he  uses  both  organs.  The  choir  is  to  be  paid 
according  to  the  number  employed.  When  the  church 
is  used  at  other  hours  than  from  nine  to  five,  there  is  a 
charge  of  ten  dollars,  and  five  more  if  the  electric  light 
is  used. 

There  are  two  rooms  for  the  choir — one  for  the  men 
and  boys,  the  other  for  the  women.  Each  is  lined  with 
closets  for  vestments,  and  for  prayer-books,  hymn-books, 
and  music.  All  the  music  for  the  choir  is  substantially 
bound  and  kept  in  covered  boxes.  These  boxes  are 
arranged  alphabetically  for  convenience  in  finding  an- 
thems.    The   duty   of   the   librarian   is   to   arrange   the 

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ADMINISTRATION   OF   AN    INSTITUTIONAL   CHURCH 

needed  music  for  rehearsals  and  services  in  stiff  folio 
covers.  Each  singer  has  his  own  hymn-book,  which  is 
kept  in  a  compartment  numbered  to  correspond  with 
the  number  on  his  surplice. 

The  rectory  adjoins  the  church. 

II. — THE    MEMORIAL    HOUSE 

Dr.  Rainsford  saw  very  soon  after  his  coming  to  St. 
George's  that  "in  order  to  do  the  work  of  Christ  at  all 
effectually  in  a  city  like  New  York,  it  is  absolutely  neces- 
sary to  reach  a  large  number  of  our  people  not  only  once 
in  seven  days,  but  during  the  working-days  of  the  week. 
Thousands  of  young  men  and  women,  not  always  of  the 
poorest  class,  go  to  the  devil  for  need  of  some  place 
where  they  can  enjoy  innocent  recreation  without  the 
presence  of  active  temptation."  This  statement  appeal- 
ed to  a  wise  and  wealthy  parishioner,  and  the  Parish 
House  was  built  in  answer  to  it.  "Those  of  us  who  have 
comfortable  homes,"  the  Rector  said,  "little  dream  what 
temptations  beset  the  young  men  and  women  of  our 
city,  who,  many  of  them  far  from  home,  have  no  place 
of  resort  but  the  tenement-house  or  the  boarding-house. 
On  Sundays  and  week- nights,  the  public  room  in  the 
boarding-house,  if  they  belong  to  the  more  well-to-do 
class,  is  the  only  place  open  to  them."  Thus  the  Parish 
House  was  meant  to  be  not  only  a  place  for  the  Sun- 
day-school and  other  classes,  but  a  "palace  of  delight," 
where  young  people  could  play  games  or  read  or  dance 
or  listen  to  music.  Some  people  who  read  the  parable 
of  the  prodigal  son  with  great  seriousness  miss  the  fact 
that  a  part  of  the  wisdom  of  the  good  father  consisted 
in  providing  his  son  with  music  and  dancing  on  the 
evening  of  his  return.     It  is  possible  that  had  there  been 

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more  of  such  pleasures  earlier  in  the  story  the  prodigal 
son  might  have  remained  contentedly  at  home.  Any- 
how, these  Scriptural  joys,  and  some  others,  were  set 
forth  in  the  parish  house,  and  have  been  abundantly 
justified  by  experience. 

In  the  main  entrance  hall  of  the  memorial  house, 
facing  the  door,  is  a  board  showing  the  days  and  hours 
of  all  the  parochial  industries. 

In  the  office  of  the  secretary  the  floor-plans  of  the  house 
are  framed.  On  these  plans  are  indicated  the  organiza- 
tions to  which  special  rooms  are  assigned  for  the  year, 
according  to  the  days  of  the  week.  Commonly,  a  society 
keeps  the  same  room  year  after  year.  It  is  found  best, 
however,  to  make  the  assignments  year  by  year  in  order 
to  provide  for  changes.  When  a  society  is  disbanded, 
or  needs  less  space,  or  more,  some  unpleasantness  is 
avoided  if  it  is  understood  that  the  arrangements  are 
for  twelve  months  only. 

The  six  plans  here  follow,  each  with  its  accompanying 
explanation : 

EXPLANATION    OF    THE    USE    OF    THE    FIRST    FLOOR 

A — Main  Entrance  Hall. 

On  left  of  entrance,  memorial  tablet.  Hung  on  ele- 
vator casing  "Order  of  Work"  (see  page  17),  and  sign, 
"No  smoking  or  loitering  in  the  halls  of  the  building." 

Back  of  the  elevator,  railed  in  enclosure  used  as  fol- 
lows: Telephone  with  switches.  Local  'phones  to  sexton, 
engineer,  and  church.  Closets  for  locking  up  consign- 
ments received  for  the  various  organizations,  and  book 
showing  when  elevator  man  (there  are  two)  received 
these  consignments. 

Key-board  containing  keys  to  all  rooms  and  closets  in 
the  building. 

In  the  elevator,  "In  and  Out"  board  for  the  clergy, 
18 


THE    PLANT 

and  mail-rack.     Notice  for  entertainments  are  often  also 
placed  in  the  elevator. 

B — Girls'  Entrance  Hall. 

Room  C — Reception-room. 

All  people  who  call  to  see  the  clergy  are  first  received 
there.  It  is  also  the  office  of  the  Sunday-school  secretary, 
and  here  is  the  reference  library  of  the  Sunday-school. 


Room  D,  called    "the    large   room,    ground   floor, 

"  used  as 

follows: 

Sunday. 

Junior  I .  and  II.  of  Sunday-school,  at 

g.30  A.M. 

Kindergarten  of  Sunday-school,  at 

3.00  P.M. 

Monday. 

Girls'  Friendly  Society  (Missionary 

work) 

8.00  P.M. 

Tuesday. 

Women's  Industrial  Society   (Cut- 

ting-out Committee)     10.30  a.m.  - 

-  1. 00  P.M. 

(Also  sale  of  the  garments) 

Girls'  Friendly  Society: 

(Kitchen  garden) 

4.00  P.M. 

(CaHsthenic) 

8.00  P.M. 

Wednesday. 

Missionary  Society  (2d  Wednesday 

in  month) 

10.30  A.M. 

Women's  Industrial  Society   (sale 

of  clothing,  ist  and  3d  Wednes- 

days)       

9.00  A.M. 

(2d  and  4th  Wednesdays)     .     . 

2.00  P.M. 

Thursday. 

Married    Women's    Society     (Tea- 

room), from 2.00- 

-  5.00  P.M. 

Girls'     Friendly     Society     (CaHs- 

thenic)   

8.00  P.M. 

Friday. 

Girls'     Friendly     Society      (Calis- 

thenic) 

8.00  P.M. 

Saturday. 

Sewing-school 

9.30  A.M. 

Rooms  E  and  F,  called    "the    library  -  room  "   because    the 
parish  library  is  there: 
Sunday.  Junior  IV.  and  V.  Sunday-school  .     9.30  a.m. 

Library 4.00  p.m. 

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ADMINISTRATION    OF   AN    INSTITUTIONAL   CHURCH 


Monday. 

Kindergarten .     ,     .     .    9.00  a.m.  - 

12.00  M. 

Library  

7.30  P.M. 

Tuesday. 

Kindergarten        .     .     .    9.00  a.m.  - 
Girls'  Friendly  Society: 

12.00  M. 

(Embroidery.     Candidates)    .     . 

3.00  P.M. 

(Embroidery) 

8.00  P.M. 

Wednesday. 

Kindergarten       .     .     .    9.00  a.m.  - 

12.00  M. 

Library 

7.30  P.M. 

Selling  of  groceries 

2.00  P.M. 

Thursday. 

Kindergarten.,    .     .     .    9.00  a.m. - 

-  12.00   M. 

Married  Women's  Society     , 

2.00  P.M. 

Girls'  Friendly  Society  (Embroid- 

ery)     

8.00  P.M. 

Friday. 

Kindergarten.     .     .     .    9.00  a.m. - 

-  12.00  M. 

Library 

7.30  P.M. 

Saturday. 

Sewing-school 

9.30  A.M. 

Room  G — Grocery  store  for  the  Relief  Department,  open 
Wednesday  from  2  p.m.  on;  otherwise  used  as  cloak- 
room. 


Rooms  H,  I,  and  J. 


Sunday. 
Monday. 


Tuesday. 


Junior  IV.6,  Sunday-school  .     .     . 
Work-rooms  of  the  Women's  In- 
dustrial Society    .     .     8.00  a.m. 
Girls'  Friendly  Society  (Missionary) 
Work-rooms  of  the  Women's  In- 
dustrial Society    .     .     8.00  a.m. 
Girls'  Friendly  Society: 
(Cooking.     Candidates)     . 

(Cooking) 

Wednesday.  Work-rooms  of  the  Women's  In- 
dustrial Society    .     .     8.00  a.m 
Girls'  Friendly  Society .... 
Thursday.      Married  Women's  Society     .     . 

Girls'  Friendly  Society  (Cooking) 
Friday.  Women's  Industrial  Society 

8.00  a.m 

Girls'  Friendly  Society  (Cooking) 

Saturday.       Sewing-school 

20 


9.30  a.m. 

—  4.00  P.M. 
8.00  P.M. 

—  4.00  P.M. 

4.00  P.M. 
8.00  P.M. 


4.00  P.M. 
8.00  P.M. 
2.00  P.M. 
8.00  P.M. 

4.00  P.M. 
8.00  P.M. 
9.30  A.M. 


THE   PLANT 

EXPLANATION    OF    THE    ROOMS    ON    THE    SECOND    FLOOR 

Room  A  is  the  Vestry-room. 

On  the  second  Monday  of  each  month  the  vestry  holds 
its  regular  meeting  here.  On  Sundays  this  is  used  for  a 
Bible  Class  of  the  Sunday-school.  At  all  other  times  the 
room  is  used  by  the  secretary. 

On  one  side  of  the  room  is  a  large  safe,  built  in  the 
wall.  On  one  side  of  it  are  kept  the  records  of  the 
parish,  the  old  ones  and  the  new  ones.  On  the  other 
side  of  the  safe  are  kept  matters  concerning  the  corpora- 
tion —  such  as  the  minutes  of  the  vestry  and  papers 
which  have  to  be  filed.  In  another  corner  is  the  safe  of 
the  corporation  treasurer.  In  another  corner  of  the 
room  can  be  found  a  set  of  closets  with  pigeon-holes. 

The  first  set  holds  all  the  entries  for  the  parish  books, 
such  as: 

Change  of  addresses. 
New  names. 
Transfers. 

Marriage    records  for  entry. 
Baptism  "         "         " 

Burial 

Confirmation"  "         " 

The  second  set  of  pigeon-holes  holds  the  blank  forms  in 
use  in  the  parish. 

The  third  set  of  pigeon-holes  contains,  in  a  classified 
way,  all  the  matters  concerning  the  parish,  such  as  copies 
of  letters  which  have  been  sent  out,  plans  of  festivals,  lists 
of  special  services,  memorials,  dedications,  and  so  on. 
In  another  corner  is  the  secretary's  desk. 

Room  B  is  called  "the  chapel." 
Sunday.          Senior  department  of  the  Sunday- 
school     9.30  A.M. 

Primary  department  of  the  Sunday- 
school     3.00  P.M. 

Monday.         King's  Daughters 8.00  p.m. 

Tuesday.        Girls'     Friendly     Society     (Calis- 

thenic.     Candidates)     ....     4.00  p.m. 
Girls' Friendly  Society 8.00  p.m. 


ADMINISTRATION    OF   AN    INSTITUTIONAL   CHURCH 

Wednesday.   (Kept  open  for  special  events.) 

Thursday.       Married  Women's  Society      .     .     .  3.00  p.m. 

Mothers'  meeting 8.00  p.m. 

Friday.  Girls'     Friendly     Society      (Calis- 

thenic) 8.00  p.m. 

Saturday.       Sewing-school 9.30  a.m. 

Room  C. 

Girls'  Friendly  Society  club-room.  Girls  who  li\e  too 
far  away  to  go  home  from  their  work  and  get  back  to 
the  Girls'  Friendly  Society  in  time  for  meetings  can 
come  here  to  prepare  their  own  suppers.  Also  used  as 
office  of  the  branch  secretary.  On  Sundays  as  a  young 
women's  Bible  class. 


Rooms  D  and  E. 

Monday. 

King's  Daughters 

8.00  P.M 

Tuesday. 

Girl's    Friendly    Society    (Drawn- 

work  and  basketry) 

8.00  P.M 

Women's  Industrial  Society  (Cook- 

ing class) 

2.30  P.M. 

Friday. 

Girls'  Friendly  Society  (Basketry) 

8.00  P.M, 

MEZZANINE    STORY (tHE    GALLERY    FLOOR) 

Rooms  A,  B,  C,  D,  E,  and  F. 

Sunday.  Sunday-school — Senior  V.,  two  men's 
Bible  classes,  and  two  Bible  classes 
for  young  women  held  in  the  re- 
spective rooms 9.30  A.M. 

Monday.     King's  Daughters  use  all  the  above 

rooms  except  room  F 8.00  p.m. 

Tuesday.  Girls  Friendly  Society  (Dress-making 
and  millinery)  use  all  the  above 
rooms  with  the  exception  of  A 
and  F 8.00  p.m. 

Thursday.  Girls'  Friendly  Society  (Embroidery, 
drawn -work,  and  literary)  use  all 
the  rooms  with  the   exception  of 

rooms  A  and  F 8.00  p.m. 

Married  Women's  Society    .     .     .     .     3.00  p.m. 


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THE   PLANT 

Friday.  Girls'  Friendly  Society  (Dress-making 
and  millinery)  use  all  the  rooms 
with  the  exception  of  rooms  .4 
and  F    .     . 8.00  p.m. 

Saturday.  Sewing-school 9.30A.M. 

THIRD    FLOOR— (called    MEN's    CLUB    FLOOR) 

The  front  rooms,  A,  D,  and  C,  are  the  club-rooms  of  the 
Men's  Club.  Room  A  the  general  room,  D  the  billiard-room, 
C  the  library;  open  daily  to  its  members  from  8  a.m.  to  11 
P.M.,  and  on  Sundays  from  i  p.m.  to  ii  p.m.,  in  the  mornings 
the  club-room  and  library  being  used  for  two  young  men's 
Bible  classes.  In  the  rear  is  the  gymnasium,  with  locker- 
room  and  shower-baths. 

The  gymnasium  (open  daily  from  8  a.m.  to  ii  p.m.)  is  as- 
assigned  to  the  organizations  as  follows: 

Tuesdays  for  the  Girls'  Friendly  Society,  from  8  to 
9  p.m. 

Thursdays  for  the  Battalion,  from  8  to  10  p.m. 
Saturdays  for  the  younger  boys  (divided  into  classes), 
beginning  at  12  m.,  ending  at  3  p.m. 
At  all  other  times  for  the  use  of  the  members  of  the  Men's 
Club,     And  Sunday  mornings  it  is  used  for  classes  by  the 
Sunday-school  for  one  of  the  junior  departments. 

Rooms  F,  G,  and  H  form  the  apartments  of  the  superin- 
tendent, who  is  also  the  sexton  of  the  church. 

FOURTH    FLOOR — (OR    CLERGY    HOUSE) 

Around  the  clergy  parlor  are  the  clergy  rooms,  for  each 
clergyman  a  study  (which  is  for  the  clergyman  alone,  but 
during  the  preparation  for  Confirmation  they  hold  their 
classes  there,  and  aside  from  that  hold  business  meetings 
there  for  committees  of  the  organizations  in  which  they 
represent  the  Rector)  and  bedroom,  a  guest-room,  and  a 
meeting-room,  two  batlis,  dining-room,  kitchen,  laundry,  and 
a  room  for  the  housekeeper.  The  clergy  keep  house  and  pay 
expenses  out  of  their  salaries,  the  vestry  giving  them  a  small 
appropriation  to  pay  for  refurnishing  household  goods  and 
^  23 


ADMINISTRATION    OF   AN    INSTITUTIONAL   CHURCH 

towards  extra  expenses.  Heat  and  light  the  church  also 
gives. 

The  reception-room  is  used  to  hold  various  gatherings. 
On  Monday  evenings  the  "At  Home"  of  the  Rector  and 
clergy;  at  other  times  it  is  used  for  conferences  of  the  teach- 
ers, receptions,  the  Rector's  Confirmation  Class  for  men  and 
women  on  Sunday  afternoons. 

In  the  meeting-room  is  held  on  Sunday  mornings  a  Sunday- 
school  class,  and  in  the  afternoons  a  Bible  class  for  mothers. 

On  week-days  the  room  is  used  for  various  meetings. 

FIFTH    FLOOR 

Up  to  a  few  years  ago  this  story  was  an  open  garret,  but 
the  work  grew  rapidly,  and  therefore  it  was  changed  into 
rooms.  The  rooms  A,  B,  C  belong  to  the  Battalion  Club, 
open  daily  from  8  p.m.  to  10.30  p.m.,  room  C  being  the 
arsenal. 

Room  D  belongs  to  the  Dramatic  and  Literary  Society. 

Room  E  is  the  servants'  room  of  the  clergy  house. 

On  Sunday  mornings,  first  Sunday  in  month,  breakfast  is 
served  in  rooms  A,  B,  and  D,  after  the  eight -o'clock  com- 
munion, to  the  young  communicants  of  the  Sunday-school 
and  the  teachers. 

BASEMENT   STORY 

The  basement  contains  the  furnaces  for  heating  the  build- 
ing, electric  light  switches,  elevator  pump,  etc.  Two  rooms 
designated  to  the  Battalion  for  its  Fife  and  Drum  Corps,  and 
a  shooting-range  for  the  Battalion  have  been  improvised  here 
also. 

The  largest  room  in  the  Parish  House  is  used  on  Sun- 
day for  the  school.  On  some  other  days  it  is  much  in 
demand  by  various  organizations  for  dances,  plays,  and 
lectures.  In  order  to  avoid  coincidence  of  events,  and 
undue  preference  for  any  one  society  or  kind  of  enter- 
tainment, such  a  plan  as  on  page  25,  revised  annually, 
is  framed  for  public  reference : 

24 


THE    PLANT 


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WED. 
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9 

G.  F.  S. 

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1 6 

General 
dance 

23 

Sun. -school 
graduation 

3° 

Married 
Women's 
Society. 
Communi- 
cants' Class 

2 

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WED. 

4 

Exhibition 
(also  Tues.) 

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25 

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7 

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Church 

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28 

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WED. 

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school 

14 

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Women's 

Society 

21 

Men's  Club 
dance 

28 

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Wednesday 

Communi- 
cants' Class 

JAN. 

WED. 

Communi- 
cants' Class 

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G.  F.  S. 
Quarterly 

17 

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Wrestlers' 

dance 

24 

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Society 

31 

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DEC. 

WBU. 

6 

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dance 

13 

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Women's 

Society 

20 

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Festival 
Kinder- 
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27 

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dance 

22 

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20 

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WED. 

4 

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ADMINISTRATION   OF  AN   INSTITUTIONAL  CHURCH 

Many  things  come  up  which  have  to  be  arranged  for 
as  the  need  arises.  For  these  a  calendar  like  the  fol- 
lowing is  prepared : 


January  THURSDAY,  4  1906 


To  the  Supt. :   Speak  to  me  about  arrangement 


of  Confirmation  Classes. 


-,  Secretary. 


FRIDAY,  5 


S.S.  "Class  1909"     Large  room  ground  floor  (Dance)     8  p.m.     J.  R. 


S.  S.  "Class  1905 "     Meeting-room,  top  floor.  8  p.m.      H.  B. 


Trade-school.  Dramatic-room  (Rehearsal)  8  p.m.      A.  T. 


1  Initials  on  side  represents  the  name  of  person  who  made  the  entry  in  the  book. 

26 


DEACONESS    HOUSE 
208  and  210  East  lOth  Street 


THE   PLANT 

Thus  the  superintendent  of  the  building  need  ask  no 
questions  as  to  how  the  rooms  are  to  be  used  for  the 
day.  He  goes  daily  to  the  office  and  looks  at  the  plans 
and  calendar,  and  so  knows  how  each  room  is  to  be 
arranged. 

III. — THE   DEACONESS    HOUSE 

To  supplement  the  work  in  the  Parish  House,  it  was 
necessary  to  have  a  staff  of  trained  women  workers 
living  in  community.  Dr.  Rainsford  wrote :  "  It  is 
hopeless  to  expect  to  raise  the  fallen  or  support  the 
weak,  under  the  conditions  presented  in  our  great  city, 
by  merely  volunteer  aid.  We  want  the  best  women, 
the  most  cultivated  in  our  land,  to  undertake  this  work; 
but  for  it  they  must  be  trained.  Personally,  I  myself 
am  sure  that  the  day  will  come — I  hope  it  may  come 
soon — when  the  ministrations,  nay,  the  fascinations  of 
the  deaconess  life  will  touch  the  imagination  of  multi- 
tudes of  our  women,  and  lead  them  to  give  not  a  mere 
driblet  of  their  time,  but  years  of  life  to  that  work 
among  the  young  and  the  sick,  and  the  very  poor  and 
oppressed,  to  which  by  instinct  and  sympathy  they  are 
so  certainly  called  of  God." 

It  has  been  found  that  five  people,  living  in  community, 
can  do  more  parish  work  satisfactorily  than  ten  people 
living  in  their  own  homes. 

With  the  exception  of  the  office,  the  Deaconess  House 
is  meant  to  be  used  quite  differently  from  the  parish 
building;  it  is  not  intended  to  house  the  organizations. 
Aside  from  being  a  residence  for  the  deaconesses,  it  is 
meant  to  be  a  place  where  the  volunteer  workers  may 
hold  their  meetings.  Every  Thursday  afternoon  the 
deaconesses  are  "at  home"  to  the  ladies  of  the  parish, 


ADMINISTRATION    OF   AN    INSTITUTIONAL   CHURCH 

and  tea  is  served;  in  this  way  many  new-comers  are 
attracted  to  the  work  and  become  interested  in  it. 
Women  of  means,  in  need  of  a  retreat  or  rest,  are  invited 
to  come  for  short  periods,  paying  the  expenses  incurred 
by  their  stay. 

Plans  of  the  various  floors  of  the  Deaconess  House 
follow,  with  accompanying  explanations. 

FIRST    FLOOR 

In  the  hall  can  be  found  the  "In  and  Out"  board  of 
the  deaconesses.  The  deaconesses  eat  on  one  side  of 
the  large  dining-room;  the  other  side  is  used  for  small 
committee  meetings — such  as  meetings  of  the  Associates 
of  the  G.  F.  S.,  the  Missionary  Committee,  the  Associates 
of  the  Married  Women's  Society,  the  leaders  of  the  King's 
Daughters,  teachers'  meetings,  and  confirmation  classes. 
The  whole  room  is  at  times  used  for  suppers  on  special 
parish  occasions.  Visitors  are  received  in  the  reception- 
room.  In  the  office  is  kept  a  complete  list  of  the  families 
of  the  parish,  living  in  tenement-houses,  arranged  alpha- 
betically and  according  to  streets.  Lists  of  people  out 
of  work  are  kept  here.  The  deaconess  on  duty  can  be 
seen  here  during  ofBce-hours  every  day,  and  the  poor 
come  here  for  relief  and  advice. 

SECOND    FLOOR 

The  parlor  is  used  for  "At  Homes,"  receptions,  special 
meetings,  and  confirmation  classes. 

On  this  floor  is  a  small  apartment  for  the  house 
mother.  The  idea  is  that  the  deaconesses  should  not  be 
hampered  in  their  work  in  the  parish  by  the  duties  of 
housekeeping. 


THE    PLANT 


DEACONESS    HOUSE FIRST    FLOOR    PLAN 

29 


ADiMINISTRATION   OF  AN   INSTITUTIONAL  CHURCH 


DEACONESS    HOUSE — SECOND    FLOOR    PLAN 
30 


THE   PLANT 


DEACONESS   HOUSE THIRD    FLOOR    PLAN 

31 


ADMINISTRATION   OF  AN   INSTITUTIONAL  CHURCH 
THIRD   FLOOR 

On  this  floor  are  the  bedrooms  of  the  deaconesses. 
Each  deaconess  has  a  large,  airy,  heated  room.  The  four 
comer  rooms  are  provided  with  open  fire-places.  The 
deaconesses,  like  the  clergy,  keep  house,  only  with  this 
difference :  the  clergy  pay  for  the  support  of  housekeep- 
ing out  of  their  salaries,  while  the  deaconesses  receive  a 
monthly  appropriation  from  the  church,  out  of  which  the 
household  expenses  are  paid.  All  other  expenses,  such  as 
repairs,  coal,  and  wood,  electric  current,  taxes,  and  insur- 
ance, are  paid  by  the  corporation  treasurer. 

FOURTH   FLOOR 

The  three  front  rooms  on  the  fourth  floor  make  the 
infirmary,  which  is  used  for  convalescent  patients  not 
yet  strong  enough  to  go  back  to  tenement  rooms.  Many 
women  and  girls  who  have  been  sick  in  hospitals  are 
necessarily  discharged  before  they  are  fully  able  to 
resume  their  duties.  Here  they  come  and  are  provided 
with  pleasant  surroundings  and  nourishing  food.  Some 
who  have  not  actually  been  sick,  but  are  in  immediate 
danger  of  breaking  down,  come  here  and  are  saved  from 
serious  illness.  The  floors  are  made  of  terrazzo,  so  that 
they  can  be  flooded.  A  diet  kitchen  and  drug-room  adjoin 
the  infirmary.  A  roof -garden  with  glass  roof  and  southern 
exposure  opens  from  this  floor.  In  the  rear  are  the  ser- 
vants rooms. 

BASEMENT 

The  basement  contains,  the  hot-water  heating  appara- 
tus, the  electric  and  gas  meters,  the  wood  and  coal  bins, 
a  store-room,  the  kitchen,  and  the  laundry. 


THE   PLANT 


DEACONESS    HOUSE — FOURTH    FLOOR    PLAN 

33 


ADMINISTRATION   OF  AN   INSTITUTIONAL  CHURCH 


DEACONESS   HOUSE — BASEMENT 

34 


THE  PLANT 


Trade.    §chooi_ 
P'lRST  Storv 


35 


ADMINISTRATION   OF  AN   INSTITUTIONAL   CHURCH 

IV. — THE   TRADE-SCHOOL 
FIRST    FLOOR 

The  entrance  is  by  a  double  front  door,  opening  out- 
ward, which  admits  to  a  vestibule.  Out  of  the  vestibule 
the  main  outlet  is  by  double  doors,  opening  outward 
into  the  main  hall  of  the  building.  There  is  also  an 
entrance  from  the  right  of  the  vestibule  into  the  office 
of  the  superintendent.  After  the  time  has  arrived  for 
the  opening  of  the  school,  the  inner  double  doors  of  the 
vestibule  are  locked,  and  late  pupils  must  pass  through 
the  office,  and  thus  to  their  class-rooms.  In  this  way 
an  account  is  taken  of  all  who  are  late. 

The  office  contains  a  desk  for  the  superintendent  and 
another  for  the  secretary.  In  this  room  are  two  card- 
index  systems,  for  enrolment,  and  for  marking  changes 
and  keeping  the  records  of  the  members  of  the  school. 
Adjoining  the  office  is  the  room  of  the  supervisors — 
volunteer  workers — for  whose  convenience  tables,  chairs, 
and  desks  are  provided. 

The  first  room  on  the  right,  going  down  the  hall,  will 
eventually  be  a  machine-shop,  but  is  used  at  present  as 
an  assembly  hall  and  library.  Here  are  magazines  and 
papers  of  a  technical  nature,  together  with  games  and 
reading  matter  for  the  interest  of  boys.  The  library  is 
in  charge  of  a  committee  of  ten  members,  two  of  whom 
are  on  duty  every  night,  attending  to  the  giving  out  of 
the  books  and  games,  and  keeping  order. 

On  the  same  floor,  in  the  rear,  is  a  plumbing  room, 
having  two  work-benches  (12  x  3),  with  Bunsen  burners 
to  heat  the  pots  for  the  solder,  and  stands  to  hold  the 
pipes  while  being  soldered.  The  tables  contain  many 
drawers  for  the  plumbing  tools.     Against  the  wall  ad- 

36 


THE   PLANT 


Trade.  School 


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37 


ADMINISTRATION   OF  AN   INSTITUTIONAL  CHURCH 

joining  the  machine-shop  is  a  table  for  threading  pipes  and 
for  other  heavy  work.  Under  this  table  are  kept  the  pipe 
supplies.  In  the  corner,  on  the  right  hand  as  one  enters, 
is  a  rack  containing  thirty-two  compartments  (12  x  12) 
for  keeping  the  boys'  work,  each  boy  having  his  own  com- 
partment. Beside  this  rack  is  a  closet  for  the  plumbing 
supplies.     Along  the  wall  are  hooks  for  hats  and  coats. 

SECOND    FLOOR 

The  first  room  on  the  second  floor  is  a  carpenter-shop. 
Here  are  ten  carpenters'  benches  containing  two  vises 
each,  a  place  of  forty-eight  compartments  for  the  boys' 
work,  and  a  closet  similar  to  the  plumbing  closet  for 
the  storage  of  materials  and  for  the  tools  used  by  the 
instructors.  Along  the  wall,  on  the  left  hand  as  one 
enters,  are  sixteen  compartments  (24  x  12  x  18)  each 
containing  a  complete  set  of  carpenters'  necessary  tools 
— mallet,  back-saws,  one  cross  and  one  rip,  hammer, 
screw-driver,  six  chisels,  try-square,  bevel-gauge,  nail-set, 
single -iron  and  double -iron  jack-planes,  and  marking- 
gauge.  The  equipment  of  the  instructors  consists  of 
such  tools  as  are  not  in  constant  use  by  the  boys,  such 
as  large  saws,  rabbets,  planes,  plough,  brace  and  bit.  On 
a  stand  near  the  carpenters'  closet  is  a  glue-pot  heated 
by  gas.  Along  the  walls  are  frames  containing  free-hand 
drawings  suggestive  of  good  plans  for  young  carpenters. 

The  printing-room  contains  two  presses:  one  a  foot- 
power  and  the  other  a  hand  press.  It  is  intended  to  add 
another  to  be  driven  by  an  electric  motor.  The  presses 
are  by  the  wall  of  the  carpenter-shop.  Near  them,  in  a 
closet,  is  kept  the  stock  of  paper.  Along  the  sides  of  the 
room  are  sixteen  frames  holding  the  usual  type-cases. 
In  the  middle  of  the  room  is  the  desk  of  the  instructor, 

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and  a  marble  slab  for  locking-up  the  forms,  together 
with  the  galley-stand. 

Next  to  the  printing-room  is  the  mechanical-drawing 
department.  Against  the  printing  -  room  wall  a  closet 
(i2  X  2  X  6)  holds  racks  for  seventy -five  drawing- 
boards,  and  compartments  for  cases  of  instruments. 
Along  the  other  three  sides  of  the  room  drawing-shelves 
are  built  about  thirty-six  inches  high,  with  a  slight  slant 
for  the  drawing-boards,  and  a  three -inch  level  piece 
against  the  wall  for  pencils  and  ink.  The  boys  stand  at 
their  work  or  sit  on  tall  stools.  In  the  middle  of  the 
room  is  a  broad  table,  supported  by  two  wooden  horses, 
at  which  thirty  boys  work  at  one  time,  each  having 
ample  space.  On  Wednesdays  the  first  and  second  car- 
pentry classes,  of  fifteen  boys  each,  take  mechanical 
drawing  here.  On  the  other  evenings  the  room  is  used 
by  the  two  mechanical-drawing  classes. 

THIRD    FLOOR 

On  the  next  floor,  in  the  rear,  at  the  head  of  the 
stairs,  is  the  manual- training  room,  arranged  for  twenty- 
four  boys.  Each  boy  is  separated  from  his  neighbors, 
and  all  face  the  same  way.  In  front  of  each  boy  is  a 
table  for  his  drawing-board.  At  his  side  is  fastened  a 
pencil-box,  containing  a  pencil,  pencil-compass,  four 
thumb-tacks,  a  knife,  and  eraser.  Under  the  table  hang  a 
T-square,  a  triangle,  a  scroll-saw,  and  an  adjustable  saw- 
table.  Opposite  the  door  is  a  large  closet  for  the  storage 
of  materials.  In  this  room  are  seventy-two  compartments 
(14  X  8  X  1 2)  to  hold  each  boy's  unfinished  work.  As  soon 
as  any  piece  is  finished,  it  is  stored  away  and  a  record  is 
made.    The  teacher  has  his  own  bench,  with  vise  and  tools. 

Adjoining  this  room  is  the  department  of  metal-work 

40 


THE   PLANT 


Trade.  gcHoou 
I3a§ement 


41 


ADMINISTRATION   OF  AN   INSTITUTIONAL  CHURCH 

and  applied  design.  Here  are  shelves  along  the  wall,  as  in 
the  drawing-room,  and  heavy  tables  for  the  hammering  of 
brass.  There  is  a  large  closet  for  the  storage  of  materials. 
The  walls  of  all  these  rooms  are  of  white,  glazed  tile- 
brick,  which  makes  the  building  easy  to  light.  The 
floors  are  of  cement,  an  inconvenient  substance,  hard  to 
walk  upon,  dusty,  and  dulling  every  tool  which  touches 
it.  There  are  green  shades  over  all  the  electric  lights. 
Every  class-room  has  a  wash-stand  with  running  water. 
Transoms  give  ventilation. 

BASEMENT 

The  basement  contains  in  front  the  fire-rooms  for  the 
hot-water  heating  apparatus,  the  gas  and  electric  meters, 
and  the  wood  and  coal  bins.  The  rear  room  will  event- 
ually be  used  for  classes  in  applied  electricity,  wiring, 
bells,  and  motors.  At  present  it  is  a  paint-shop  for  the 
carpentry  and  manual-training  classes.  Here  are  paint- 
tables,  shelves  arranged  for  paints,  aprons  for  the  paint- 
ers, and  ample  space  for  unfinished  work.  At  the  end 
of  the  school  year  all  of  the  work  is  on  exhibition,  and 
after  that  each  boy  takes  his  own  work  home. 

v. — THE    SEA-SIDE    COTTAGE 

This  refuge  from  the  heat  of  summer  is  at  Rockaway 
Park,  on  Long  Island,  sixteen  and  a  half  miles  from  the 
city.  It  is  an  unpretentious  house,  most  of  the  money 
having  been  spent  on  making  the  interior  comfortable  and 
homelike.  Adjoining  the  house  is  a  large  pavilion,  hav- 
ing an  unbroken  floor-space  of  fifty  by  seventy-five  feet. 
It  is  two  hundred  feet  from  high-water  mark.  The 
front  of  the  pavilion  faces  the  surf,  and  both  sides  are 
open.     One  side  is  on  the  street,  the  other  looks  out 

42 


THE   PLANT 


SEA-SIDE    COTTAGE — FIRST    FLOOR 
43 


ADMINISTRATION   OF   AN   INSTITUTIONAL  CHURCH 

over  the  cottage  grounds,  a  hundred  and  twenty-five  feet 
back.  Facing  south,  the  pavilion  offers  a  wide  ocean 
view  and  gets  all  the  breezes. 

Down  the  sides  of  the  pavilion  are  long  tables  covered 
with  white  oil-cloth,  chairs,  and  benches,  where  the  ex- 
cursionists take  lunch.  At  the  end  which  joins  the  house 
is  a  table,  also  covered  with  white  oil -cloth,  where  the 
clergyman  and  deaconess  wha  accompany  the  excursion- 
ists for  the  day,  and  any  visitor  they  may  bring,  with 
the  superintendent  and  his  wife,  take  their  lunch  after 
the  hurry  of  serving  the  tea,  coffee,  and  milk  on  the  pa- 
vilion and  feeding  the  people  in  the  house  is  over. 

FIRST   FLOOR 

The  main  entrance  to  the  house  opens  on  this  pavilion. 
Entering  the  broad  hall,  the  first  door  to  the  right  opens 
■  into  room  A,  which  is  used  by  the  clergyman  of  the 
day  as  a  study.  The  next  room,  B,  is  a  similar  room 
for  the  deaconess.  The  third  room,  C,  is  the  superin- 
tendent's dining-room.  The  fourth  and  last  room  on 
that  side,  D,  is  the  linen -room.  Around  three  sides  of 
this  room  are  spacious  linen-closets;  in  the  corner  near 
the  window  is  the  sewing-machine,  and  here  the  mend- 
ing of  linen  and  bathing  -  suits  is  done.  On  the  shelf 
along  the  wall,  d,  are  boxes  containing  twine,  buttons  for 
bathing-suits,  cotton,  needles.  The  space,  dd,  is  a  key- 
board containing  all  the  keys  used  at  times  by  different 
people  doing  the  work — in  fact,  all  the  keys  not  on  the 
housekeeper's  key-ring. 

On  the  left  are  three  connecting  rooms,  C,  the  sitting- 
room,  bedroom,  and  bath-room  of  the  superintendent. 
Facing  the  hall  door  is  the  door  which  opens  into  the 
large,  pleasant  dining-room,  E,  where  the  people  who 

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stay  for  the  week  take  their  meals.  Adjoining  that  is 
the  pantry,  F,  where  all  the  dishes  are  washed,  bread 
cut,  butter-balls  made.  These  two  rooms  open  also  on 
another  long  hall,  with  windows  down  one  side. 

On  the  other  side  of  this  hall  are,  first,  room  G,  a  com- 
fortable kitchen  from  which  you  get  a  view  of  the  ocean ; 
room  H,  a  laundry,  room  J,  a  store-room  where  grocery 
supplies  are  kept.  This  is  supplied  with  keepable  gro- 
ceries for  the  whole  season,  bought  at  the  beginning 
at  wholesale.  The  three  rooms  marked  K  are  servants' 
rooms,  in  which  seven  people  can  be  accommodated,  with 
single  beds  and  separate  wash-stands.  The  rooms  marked 
L  are  outside  toilet-rooms  with  modern  plumbing.  They 
are  not  connected  with  the  house  by  doors. 

In  front  of  the  kitchen  is  a  porch  connecting  with  a 
long,  narrow  piazza  which  runs  along  the  side  of  the 
house  to  the  pavilion.  This  is  used  by  the  workers  only. 
At  the  end,  the  space  marked  M  is  the  closet  where  the 
dishes  for  the  pavilion  lunches  are  kept.  Line  0  is  a  table 
which  is  hinged  to  the  house  and  is  let  down  to  cross  the 
passage  at  noon,  and  on  it  are  j)laced  the  kettles  contain- 
ing hot  tea  and  coffee,  and  the  pitchers  of  milk  which  the 
clergyman,  deaconess,  and  visitors  pour  out  for  the  thirsty 
excursionists.  The  superintendent  stands  behind  the  table 
and  sees  that  the  kettles  are  replenished.  On  the  porch  to 
the  left  of  the  kitchen  door  is  built  the  large  ice-box  and  a 
small  room  called  the  "  outside  pantry,"  containing  clean- 
ing-cloths and  pails.  The  space  marked  P  is  a  large,  cov- 
ered piazza  with  rocking-chairs  for  the  servants. 

SECOND    FLOOR 

Up-stairs,  the  hall  runs  from  back  to  front,  with  win- 
dows at  both  ends,  and  is  furnished  with  seats  and  a 

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ADMINISTRATION   OF  AN   INSTITUTIONAL   CHURCH 

table.  It  is  used  as  a  sitting-room  on  the  few  days 
when  the  pavilion  is  not  habitable;  or  by  mothers  who 
have  put  their  young  babies  to  bed  in  the  adjoining 
rooms,  and  are  waiting  for  them  to  fall  asleep.  The 
rooms  marked  i,  2,  3  are  family  rooms.  That  is,  if  a 
mother  comes  with  five  or  six  children,  most  of  them 
small,  she  is  put  alone  with  her  family  in  one  of  these 
rooms.  They  are  large,  with  many  windows,  and  fur- 
nished with  big  double  beds,  cradles,  cribs,  bureaus,  and 
chairs.  Room  4  is  a  small  one  with  two  single  beds, 
and  here  we  put  two  friends  or  relations  who  wish  to 
be  quiet.  Rooms  6  and  7  are  given  to  friends  or  rela- 
tives, and  room  9  is  a  dormitory  with  eleven  single 
beds,  where  we  put  young  boys  or  girls.  This  has  two 
windows  looking  out  on  the  ocean,  two  overlooking  the 
bay  at  the  back,  and  two  on  the  street  side,  with  a 
ventilating  skylight  in  the  ceiling.  It  has  all  the  air 
and  sunshine  Rockaway  is  able  to  fm-nish.  The  two 
rooms  marked  8  are  lavatories,  with  toilet  -  rooms,  for 
night  and  rainy-day  use.  The  room  marked  5  is  for  an 
assistant  to  the  superintendent's  wife. 

BASEMENT 

Under  the  pavilion  are  the  bathing-houses :  on  the  right 
of  the  entrance,  the  office  where  the  suits  and  towels  are 
given  out;  on  the  left,  in  front,  the  rooms  for  the  staff  and 
visitors.  Back  of  these  is  the  long  room  divided  into 
small  rooms  for  the  girls,  and  on  the  other  side  a  large 
room  for  the  boys.  The  carpenter-shop  and  tool-room 
are  also  here.     Under  the  main  building  is  the  cellar. 


Ill 

THE   RECORDS 

[.  The  Parish  Register—II.  The  Record  of  Statistics— III.  The  Mail- 
ing-Book— IV.  The  Record  of  Services — V.  Where  is  What? — VI. 
The  Parish  Calendar — VII.  The  Year-Book. 

I. — THE    PARISH    REGISTER 

At  the  door  of  the  church,  before  the  eyes  and  beside 
the  hands  of  every  new-comer,  are  blanks  for  family 
records,  and  for  the  enlistment  of  all  persons  in  the  sys- 
tem of  envelope  offerings.     (See  pages  50,  51.) 

The  names  and  facts  thus  obtained  are  entered  in  the 
Parish  Register.  Such  registers,  in  conventional  form, 
and  adapted  to  the  uses  of  most  parishes,  may  be  had  of 
church  publishers  or  booksellers.  The  Bishop  Paret  reg- 
ister is  excellent,  so  is  the  one  arranged  a  good  many  years 
ago  by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Hayes.  The  Young  Churchman  Com- 
pany, in  Milwaukee,  publishes  a  convenient  one.  In  all  of 
these  registers,  however,  a  difficulty  is  found  in  the  regis- 
tration of  families ;  partly  because  none  of  them  is  so  ar- 
ranged as  to  secure  the  notation  of  all  the  needed  facts, 
and  partly  because,  in  many  places,  the  family  list  is  sub- 
ject to  such  changes  that  a  permanent  record  becomes 
unwieldy.  This  difficulty  is  met  at  St.  George's  by  the 
use  of  a  loose-leaf  ledger.  Such  ledgers  are  to  be  had 
from  the  Perpetual  Account  Book  Company,  t,;^  Sullivan 
Street,  New  York  City.  They  are  somewhat  expensive. 
A  card-catalogue  of  families  is  the  next  best  arrangement. 
A  specimen  leaf  is  inserted.     (See  pages  52,  53.) 

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RECORD   OF   FAMILY 

FOR 

Entry  in  the  Parish  Register 

OF 


#t.  (Srorge  0  (Eliurrlj 


The  parishioners  are  earnestly  requested  by  the  Rector  to  fill  this 
blank  with  the  names  of  only  the  members  of  tlte  family  attending  St. 
George's  Church,  and  send  it  to  the  Rector,  209  East  i6th  Street, 
at  their  earliest  convenience. 


FAMILY   NAME 


RESIDENCE 


CHRISTIAN  NAMES 


YEAR 

OF 
BIRTH 


THE    CANON    LAW    CONCERNING    REMOVALS 

A  communicant  removing  from  one  parish  to  another  shall  procure 
from  the  Rector  (if  any)  of  the  parish  of  his  last  residence,  or,  if  there 
be  no  Rector,  from  one  of  the  wardens,  a  certificate  stating  that  he  or 
she  is  a  communicant  in  good  standing;  and  the  Rector  of  the  parish 
or  congregation  to  which  he  or  she  removes  shall  not  be  required  to 
receive  him  or  her  as  a  communicant  until  such  letter  be  produced. — 
Title  II.,  Canon  12,  §  i. 


Brown 


SPECIMEN 


171  E.  40 


Mary,     \  Parents 

Thomas 

Ellen 

Edward 


B. 

C. 

B. 

C. 

1890 

B. 

C. 

1895 

B. 

1900 

B. 

(over) 
N.  B. — B.  C.  C.  means  Baptized,  Confirmed,  Communicant. 

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THE   RECORDS 


THE  ENVELOPE  SYSTEM 

Those  who  find  a  church  home  in  St.  George's  are  invited  to 
pledge  themselves  to  make  a  free-will  offering  weekly,  month- 
ly, or  yearly  for  its  maintenance.  When  the  subscription  slip 
below  is  returned,  a  package  of  envelopes  will  be  mailed,  con- 
taining one  for  every  Sunday  or  every  month,  as  the  case  may 
be.  The  offering  should  be  put  in  the  envelope  and  placed 
upon  the  plate  each  Sunday,  or  if  absent  one  or  more  Sundays, 
the  offerings  and  envelopes  to  correspond  should  be  enclosed. 

For  further  information  an  appointment  should  be  made  with 
the  Rector's  secretary,  who  will  call  and  explain  this  system. 

Remarks: 


^to^pHant  g'quarr,  N.  f . 

OFFERINGS  FOR  SUPPORT  OF  CHURCH  AND  CLERGY 

Name  (Mr.,  Mrs.,  or  Miss) 

Address 

Weekly  offering 

Monthly      "        

Yearly         "         

Date  front  which  offerings  begin 


When  filled  in,  mail  to 

THE  RECTOR, 

209  East  1 6th  Street. 


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ADMINISTRATION    OF   AN    INSTITUTIONAL   CHURCH 

The  letters  B,  C,C  stand  for  baptized,  confirmed,  com- 
municant. The  date  under  the  first  C  indicates  the  year 
of  confirmation.  E  represents  the  envelope  system.  It 
shows  who  is  contributing  and  who  is  not  contributing 
to  the  support  of  the  parish.  5  signifies  Sunday-school ; 
M,  Men's  Club;  B,  Battalion;  G,  Girls'  Friendly  Society. 
Thus  appears  the  relation  of  each  person  to  the  activities 
of  the  parish. 

The  family  record  is  arranged  alphabetically,  and  is 
accompanied  by  a  card-list  of  families  according  to  their 
residence,  the  streets  being  also  alphabetically  arranged. 

Each  member  of  the  staff  has  on  his  desk  a  change-of- 
address  pad,  on  which  he  enters  all  such  removals  as  come 
to  his  knowledge,  and  turns  the  records  in  to  the  secretary. 


Bt  (f^rnrg^'a  QII|urrIi,  N^m  fork 

Full  name 

Old  address 

New  address 

//  person  has  left  the  church,  state  here 


The  cards  of  the  members  whose  addresses  have  been 
lost  through  removal  and  their  failure  to  notify  us,  are 
laid  aside  and  from  time  to  time  the  office  boy  is  set  to 
work  to  procure  the  new  addresses  in  various  ways — viz. : 
Looking  through  the  city  and  social  directories  and  tele- 
phone -  book ;  inquiring  of  their  old  neighbors ;  at  the 
tradespeople  where  they  might  be  supposed  to  have 
dealt ;  also  at  the  livery -stables.  This  covers  the  ground 
for  rich  and  poor. 

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THE   RECORDS 


For  accuracy  in  the  entries  of  baptisms  in  the  Parish 
Register,  the  following  form  is  filled  out  in  each  case  by 
the  officiating  clergyman,  and  transferred  at  once  to  the 
permanent  record: 


Bt,  (J^^nrgF  H  QII|urrI|,  Npui  fork 

BAPTISM 

***  It  is  important  that  this  form  should  be  filled 
in  very  legibly. 

1.  Christian  name  in  full 

2.  Parents 

3.  Residence  of  parents 

4.  Sponsors 


5.  Date  of  birth 

6.  Date  of  baptism 

7.  Officiating  clergyman 


Holy  Baptism  is  administered  on  the  first  Sunday 
of  every  month,  at  4  p.m. 


All  printed  forms  in  use  in  the  parish  are  on  pads  for 
convenience.     Where  two  forms  are  exactly  of  the  same 
size,  the  paper  is  made  of  a  different  color. 
5  55 


ADMINISTRATION   OF   AN    INSTITUTIONAL   CHURCH 

The  officiating  clergyman  also,  at  the  time  of  the 
baptism,  fills  out  and  gives  to  the  parents  the  following 
certificate : 


In  the  Name  of  the  Father  and  of  the  Son  and  of  the 
Holy  Ghost,  Amen. 


DIOCESE    OF    NEW    YORK 

This  Certifies  that 

was  received  into  tlie  congregation  of  Christ's  flock, 
^  HOLY   BAPTISM 

on  the day  of A.D.,  igo. . 

Place  of  birth Date  of  birth 



\  Sponsors 


The  record  of  a  confirmation  is  entered  in  the  register 
from  such  cards  as  this: 


Confirmation,  1902 
PALM   SUNDAY,  MARCH   23d,  AT  8  p.m. 

Name Age 

Address 

W.  S.  Rainsford 

Candidates  to  be  in  church  at  7.45  p.m. 
This  card  to  be  presented  at  the  door. 

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THE   RECORDS 

The  record  of  a  burial  is  entered  in  the  register  from 
blanks  filled  out  either  by  the  officiating  clergyman  or 
by  the  sexton  and  undertaker. 


BURIAL 
Date  of  burial 

Full  name 

Age 

Place  of  residence 


Date  of  death 


Cause  of  death 


Place  of  service 


Place  of  interment 


Officiating  clergyman 


Baptisms,  confirmations,  marriages,  burials,  are  vital 
facts,  of  permanent  value,  and  should  not  therefore  be 
kept  on  cards  which  are  liable  to  be  lost.  The  same  is 
true  of  the  list  of  communicants.  These  are  all  entered, 
chronologically,  not  alphabetically,  in  one  or  more  sub- 
stantially bound  books,  and  wdth  ink  chosen  with  refer- 
ence to  its  durable  quality. 

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ADMINISTRATION   OF   AN   INSTITUTIONAL   CHURCH 
II. — THE    RECORD    OF    STATISTICS 

In  order  to  show  month  by  month  the  exact  condi- 
tion of  the  parish  membership,  a  book  of  Record  of 
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the  losses  on  the  other.  In  the  leaf  from  this  book  here 
shown,  Ind.  means  individuals;  Cf.,  confirmed;  Tr., 
gained  or  lost  by  transfer;  0th.,  gained  or  lost  in  other 
ways;  Fam.  means  families.  From  this  summary  the 
report  is  made  up  as  required  by  the  Diocesan  Conven- 
tion, 

RECORD   OF   STATISTICS,    FROM   EASTER,    ic,_,   TO 
EASTER,  i9_ 


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Another  volume  of  the  parish  records  is  the  Mailing- 
Book.     At   various   seasons   and   for   various   purposes, 

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THE   RECORDS 

letters,  notices,  and  appeals  are  sent  to  members  of  the 
parish.  But  some  of  these  persons  are  rich  and  some  are 
poor,  some  are  interested  in  this  and  some  in  that.  It 
is  therefore  necessary  to  make  such  distinctions  as  will 
enable  the  secretary  to  know  to  whom  a  particular  com- 
munication should  be  sent. 

In  this  list,  P.M.  means  parish  missions.  Collections 
are  taken  for  this  purpose  in  March  and  November. 
Those  whose  names  are  checked  receive  letters  of  re- 
minder. Th.  G.  stands  for  Thanksgiving  dinners ;  letters 
asking  for  contributions  are  sent  to  names  indicated. 
Xmas  is  for  Christmas  festival;  East.  F.  for  Easter 
festival.  These  persons  pay  for  these  festivities,  for  the 
garnishing  of  the  church,  for  the  Sunday-school  treat. 
Dec.  means  decorations;  letters  are  sent  to  those  who 
are  to  be  asked  to  aid  the  committee  at  Easter  and 
Christmas  in  this  work.  Thus  the  adornment  with 
flowers  and  greens  is  done  not  by  hired  florists,  but  by 
the  people  themselves  with  their  own  hands.  It  is  a 
social  occasion,  a  time  of  parish  joy,  magnifying  the 
significance  and  sacredness  of  these  seasons.  Big  A 
denotes  special  sums  from  special  persons  for  special 
purposes.  7  stands  for  any  list  not  already  designated, 
for  money,  for  workers,  for  a  special  meeting.  (See 
page  60.) 


IV. — THE    RECORD   OP   SERVICES 

Besides  the  Record  of  Statistics  and  the  Mailing-Book, 
a  third  additional  volume  of  memoranda  is  the  Record 
of  Services.  This  is  kept  in  the  vestry-room,  and  entries 
are  made  in  it  by  the  clergymen  on  duty  immediately 
after  each  service.     (See  page  61.) 

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V. — WHERE   IS   WHAT? 

Finally,  in  the  secretary's  desk  is  a  small  card-cata- 
logue called  Where  is  What?  This  was  started  to  make 
it  easy  to  find  the  things  which,  in  a  large  place  equipped 
with  small  office  facilities  only,  are  scattered  all  over  the 
parish  building  and  rectory.  This  catalogue  tells  where 
to  find  things  in  the  secretary's  desk,  in  the  pigeon-holes, 
in  the  pigeon-holes  of  the  safe,  in  the  bookcase  in  the 
office,  in  the  cabinet  on  top  of  the  desk,  in  the  set  of 
closets  in  the  hall.     This  key  is  attached  to  the  catalogue : 

Things  in  the  desk  are  marked  on  the  card  .     .     D. 
Things  in  the  pigeon-holes  are  marked  on  the 

card P. 

Things  in  the  pigeon-holes  of  the  safe  are 

marked  on  the  card S. 

Things  in  the  bookcase  in  office  are  marked  on 

the  card B. 

Things  in  the  bookcase  in  another  room  are 

marked  on  the  card B.B. 

Things  in  the  closet  on  top  of  desk  are  marked 

on  the  card T.D. 

Things  in  the  closet  in  the  hall  are  marked  on 

the  card H.C. 

For  instance,  to  find  matters  relating  to  parish  missions, 
the  following  card,  under  "  P  "  in  the  catalogue,  is  consulted : 


Parish  Missions  P. — Box  7 

(i)  Rector's  letter  to  the  congregation 


Parish  Mission  Record 
Showing  payments 
and  pledges 


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THE    RECORDS 

This  means  that  the  circular  letter,  a  sample  for  each 
year,  can  be  found  in  the  pigeon-hole  No.  7,  and  that  the 
records  showing  payments  can  be  found  in  the  closet  No. 
4,  on  top  of  the  desk, 

VI. — THE    PARISH   CALENDAR 

The  calendar  tells  at  a  glance  what  notices  should  be 
given  out  in  the  church  and  what  arrangements  should 
be  made  for  seasons  and  services.  It  contains  in  detail 
a  description  of  the  manner  in  which  days  are  kept  from 
year  to  year,  when  such  and  such  offerings  are  taken, 
when  the  time  comes  to  pray  for  Congress,  together  with 
such  suggestions  for  doing  these  things  better  as  occur 
to  the  clergy  as  these  days  come  and  go.  It  is  like  the 
monastic  consuetudinary.  It  assists  the  Rector  to  keep 
such  a  resolution  as  General  Braddock  made  as  he  fell  at 
Fort  Duquesne,  "  I  will  do  better  another  time!"  That  is 
a  frequent  resolution  with  which  the  cares  and  distrac- 
tions of  the  parish  deal  as  the  Indians  dealt  with  General 
Braddock.  It  can  be  kept  alive  and  made  effective  only 
by  being  put  into  a  book. 

Sample  pages  of  such  a  book  are  shown  on  pages  64 
and  65.  With  such  memoranda  the  clergy  are  enabled 
to  form  and  maintain  parish  customs,  which  make  a 
pleasant  and  helpful  continuity  of  parish  life,  and  give 
the  people  a  sense  of  the  thoughtfulness  and  reasonable- 
ness of  the  ecclesiastical  arrangements. 

Another  form  of  parish  calendar  is  kept  on  good-sized 
cards,  which  are  dated  according  to  the  church  year, 
having  the  secular  dates  written,  if  at  all,  in  pencil. 
Thus  seven  cards  hold  the  memoranda  of  the  first  week 
in  Advent:  changes  of  colors,  special  notices — as  of  col- 
lection for  Christmas  expenses,  suggestions  of  themes  for 

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DATE 

NAME    OF    DAY 

HOUR 

OF 

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COLLECTION 

SERVICE 

1905 

Sun.,  Nov.  s 

H   A.M. 

Com.  alms 

Holy  Com 

"     Nov.  5 

4  P.M. 

Bapt. 

"     Nov. 12 

I  I  A.M. 

Parish  missions 

"      Nov.  19 

7    P.M. 

Bapt. 

"     Nov.  26 

23d  Sun.  after  Trinity 

11    A.M. 

Thurs.,Nov.  30 

St.  Andrew's 

9   A.M. 

Holy  Com. 

"        Nov.  30 

Thanksgiving  Day 

10.30  A.M. 

Widows  and  or- 
phans of  clergy 

Sun.,  Dec.  3 

1st  Sun.  in  Advent 

II   A.M. 

Com.  alms 

Holy  Com. 

"      Dec.  3 

4  P.M. 

Bapt. 

Tues.,  Dec.  5 

9  A.M. 

Sun.,  Dec.  17 

7  P.M. 

Bapt. 

Thurs.,  Dec.  21 

St.  Thomas's 

9  A.M. 

Holy  Com. 

Fri.,  Dec.  22 

8  P.M. 

Mon.,  Dec.  23 

Xmas. 

7   A.M. 

Endowment 

Holy  Com. 

Mon.,  Dec.  25 

Xmas. 

11    A.M. 

Endowment 

Holy  Com. 

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THE    RECORDS 


THE   YEAR    1905-1906 


ORDER    OF    SERVICE    AND    REMARKS 

CHANGES  FOR  THB 
NEW    YEAR 

When  does  Congress  meet  ?     (Prayer  for  Congress.) 

First  notice  of  election:  one  warden,  three  vestrymen. 

(i)  Special  lesson,  Deut.  viii.;    i  Thes.,  v.,  12-24.     (2)   Psalm  for 
Venite.       (3)  Benedicte  —  Jubilate.     (4")  Clergy  enter  rail  after 
Prayer  for  church  miUtant.     Choir  recess  back  of  altar. 

Second  notice  of  election:  one  warden,  three  vestrymen. 

Vestry  election.     Notify  newspapers      Call  vestry  meeting. 

Decorating  church  for  Xmas.     (Clergy  and  deaconesses  get  young 
people  to  help.)     Supper  at  Deaconess  House  afterwards. 

Supper  in  Parish 
House  again. 

Have  Xmas  carols  in  seats. 

Hymn   51 — Carol — Shortened  M.  P. — (Nicene  Creed)  Hymn   58 — 
ante  com. — Hymn  59— Sermon  and  Offertory — Prayer  for  church 
militant  —  Dresden   Amen  —  Holy   Com.  —  (Gounod's    Sanctus) 
Hymn  225, before  reception— Blessing — Hymn  60 — Have  Psalms 
found  in  P.  B. 

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ADMINISTRATION   OP   AN   INSTITUTIONAL  CHURCH 

Advent  services,  promotion  in  the  Sunday-school,  Then 
seven  cards  for  the  second  week,  and  so  on.  Each  week, 
when  ended,  with  such  betterings  as  experience  has  sug- 
gested, has  its  record  taken  from  the  front  of  the  box  of 
cards  and  put  at  the  back,  ready  to  appear  again  in  its 
turn  when  the  year  comes  round.  Guide-cards  show 
the  different  seasons  and  the  great  days.  The  following 
card  would  be  preceded  by  a  guide-card  marked  Con- 
firmation. It  is  given  to  show  with  what  particularity  the 
details  of  such  services  are  set  down  in  a  great  parish. 


Order  of  Service 

Changes  for 
New  Year 

8  P.M.  Conf.    Processional  Hymn  90 — Conf.  ser- 
vice— ■Hymn  289  —  (Antiphonally 
just  before  Confirmation)  to  be  an- 
nounced;  sung  kneeling  —  conclu- 
sion of  Confirmation — Hymn  602 
— Bishop's  address — Hymn  216 — 
Offertory  and  Closing  Collects — Re- 
cessional  507 — white  stoles.     Re- 
member :   I .    All  clergy  stand  aside 
for  Bishop  to  pass  within  the  rail 
— then  to  stalls.      Rector  to  read- 
ing-desk, takes  opening  and  gospel. 
2.  Distribution  of  clergy  after  289: 
(a)   one  behind  the  Bishop  to  hold 
Book;    (6)  one  behind  Rector;   (c) 
two  ahead  of  steps.     3.  Galleries 
reserved  for  families  until  7.30  p.m. 
4.  Boys  to  take  alms   basins.     5. 
Candidates     middle     aisle;      boys 
south  aisle;  girls  north  aisle. 

VII. — THE   YEAR-BOOK 


Once  a  year  a  full  report  is  made  to  the  parish  of  the 
work  of  the  past  twelve  months.     At  the  end  of  each 

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year  the  following  letter  is  sent  to  all  the  heads  of  de- 
partments : 

New  York,  April  22,  igo6 


The  Y ear-Book  of  St.  George's  Church  will  soon  be  made 
ready  for  press.  It  is  of  first  importance  that  all  reports, 
reviews,  and  records  of  work  be  sent  in  before  May  22d. 

Will  you  personally  see  to  it  that  the  reports  as  below  for 
the  year  beginning  Easter,  igo^,  ending  Easter,  igo6,  are 
forwarded  to  me  prior  to  that  datef 

In  order  to  secure  manuscript  of  uniform  size,  we  ask 
that  you  will  please  make  your  report  upon  the  paper  which 
is  sent  under  separate  cover,  writing  on  one  side  only. 
Besides  the  descriptive  matter,  a  full  and  corrected  list  of 
officers  and  members  is  needed. 

Very  truly  yours, 


Secretary, 
20"/  East  i6th  Street 


Report  of. 


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The  Year-Book  is  arranged  as  follows: 

I.  Corporation 

LEGAL   TITLE 


RECTOR 


WARDENS 


VESTRYMEN 


CLERK    OF    THE    VESTRY 


TREASURER 


COMMITTEE    IN    CHARGE    OF    ENVELOPES 


PROPERTY    COMMITTEE 


DELEGATES    TO    THE    DIOCESAN    CONVENTION 


2.  Treasurer's  report. 

3.  List  of  Special  church  collections  during  the  year. 

4.  Canon  law  concerning  removals. 

5.  Rector's  or  Vestry's  Introduction. 

6.  Members  of  the  staff — names. 

7.  List  of  ushers. 

8.  Hours  of  services. 

9.  Statistics  for  year  ending  19 — 

(a)  Work  of  the  staff. 

(b)  Number  of  services. 

(c)  Membership:  last  reported. 

Individuals  and  communicants,  how  gained, 
how  lost.     Present  number. 
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10.  Persons  baptized — names. 

11.  Persons  confirmed — names. 

12.  Persons  married — names. 

13.  Persons  buried — names. 

N.B. — This  practically  ends  the  vestry's  report  of 
the  work  (and  from  the  foregoing  can  be  made 
the  annual  report  to  the  Diocesan  Convention). 

Then  follow  the  reports  of  the  clergy,  deaconesses, 
and  officers  of  the  various  organizations. 

1.  Choir. 

2.  Chancel  Committee. 

3.  Christmas  Festival  contributors — names. 

4.  Easter  Festival  contributors — names. 

5.  Parish  building:    short  history  of  the  same,  followed  with 

a  list  of  classes  and  meetings  according  to  days. 

6.  Deaconess  House:  Same  as  parish  building. 

7.  Missionary  Society — Foreign  and  Domestic. 

8.  Sunday-school. 

9.  Library. 

10.  Parish  relief: 

(a)  Relief  Department. 

(b)  Care  of  the  sick. 

(c)  Hospital  work. 

(d)  Woman's  Industrial  Society. 

(e)  Fresh-air  work. 

11.  Reports  of  the  institutional  organizations: 

(a)  Men's  Club.  (e)    Battalion. 

(b)  Girls'  Friendly  Society.     (/)    Trade-school. 

(c)  Married  Women's  Soc.       (g)   Sewing-school. 

(d)  King's  Daughters.  (h)  Dramatic  Society. 

12.  Forms  of  Bequest. 

13.  Index. 

14.  Clerical  staff  for  the  new  year. 

15.  Inside  cover:  names  and  places  of  parish  buildings. 


When  the  Year  -  Book  is  ready  for  distribution  the 
following  letter  is  placed  in  the  pews,  the  same  in  sub- 
stance year  by  year,  but  changing  with  the  changed  con- 
ditions : 

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St.    GEORGE'S    RECTORY 
209  EAST  16TH  ST. 

New  York,  November  i,  ig — . 
My  dear  Friends  : 

I  want  you  to  read  the  "  Year-Book"  for  ig —  carefully. 
I  wish  you  to  see  in  it  not  merely  a  partial  description  of 
what  we  have  set  ourselves  to  do,  hut  a  call  to  you  to  join 
hands  with  us  and  help  us  in  the  doing  of  it.  If  you  are 
going  to  get  good  from  Christ's  Church  and  help  for  your 
own  soul  and  life,  it  will  he  hecause  you  are  willing  to  give 
the  service  of  your  life  to  that  Church.  So  many  stand 
aloof  and  look  on.  So  many  leave  others  to  do  their  share, 
that  those  who  are  working  are  often  distracted  and  neces- 
sarily wearied  for  lack  of  aid  and  help  that  is  often  held 
hack  through  sheer  thoughtlessness.  Many  of  you  who  read 
this  hook  can  do  something  to  make  St.  George's  work  easier 
to  those  engaged  in  it,  more  helpful  to  those  who  are  sought 
hy  it.     What  can  you  do? 

1.  If  you  attend  the  church,  let  me  have  your  name.  A 
common  hahit  of  to-day  of  floating  round  from  church  to 
church  can  do  no  good,  weakens  the  churches,  and  does  not 
help  the  wanderer.  If  you  come  to  St.  George's  regularly, 
it  is  due  to  me  and  to  my  assistant  clergy  and  deaconesses 
that  we  should  know  where  you  live. 

2.  If  possible  lend  us  a  hand.  As  you  read  this  "  Year- 
Book,"  you  may  think  to  yourself  that  we  have  workers  in 
abundance,  all  we  need,  and  more;  hut  this  is  not  so.  We 
are  sometimes  at  our  wit's  end  to  find  round  pegs  to  put 
in  round  holes.  We  need  teachers  in  the  Sunday-school ; 
associates  in  the  Girls'  Friendly  Society  and  King's  Daugh- 
ters. If  you  can  only  give  up  two  hours  a  week  to  trying 
to  know  your  fellow-citizens,  and  bring  to  them  from  the 
richness  of  your  life  what  their  lives  lack,  yon  can  help  us 
much.     We  want  young  men  and  young  women  in   our 

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classes,  in  our  societies,  in  our  clubs.  We  want  tlte  parents 
to  send  their  children.  We  want  college  men  to  come  and 
give  us  help  with  our  boys'  clubs  and  in  the  trade-school. 
Can  you  not  lend  us  aid  in  some  of  these  works?  If  you 
want  more  information,  come  and  visit  the  Memorial  House 
on  Monday  evenings.  From  eight  to  eleven  you  will  find 
the  Rector  and  the  clergy  there. 

J.  As  you  are  able  to  give,  I  want  your  financial  aid.  St. 
George's  is  almost  entirely  supported  by  its  envelope  sys- 
tem. This  systejn  ineans  voluntary  giving.  Through  this 
system  you  may  give  once  a  year,  once  a  month,  or  once  on 
Sunday,  whichever  way  pleases  you  best.  Some  will  say, 
"/  can  only  give  a  very  small  sum;  it  would  not  be  worth 
my  while  to  take  an  envelope."  It  is  worth  your  while  to 
help  forward  order  and  system.  It  is  worth  your  while  to 
help  us  to  carry  out  a  plan  which  is  vital  to  the  church's 
support.  If  you  have  confidence  in  those  ivho  manage  the 
church,  it  surely  is  worth  your  while  to  prove  your  confi- 
dence by  your  works.  We  have  now  nearly  one  thousand 
envelope  subscribers,  and  these  one  thousand  gave  last  year 
%ig,'j2y.62.  If  you  wish  to  join  the  envelope  systejn,  fill 
out  the  slip  on  the  second  page,  tear  it  off,  and  return  it  to 
me.  If  you  do  not  understand  the  system,  say  so  under  the 
heading  of  Remarks,  and  my  secretary  will  call  and  explain 
it  to  you. 

It  is  not  an  easy  task  to  carry  on  successfully  the  work 
we  have  attempted  in  St.  George's.  Perhaps  you  are  doing 
all  you  can.  Perhaps  you  are  standing  in  the  market- 
place idle.  I  cannot  judge  for  you.  Judge  for  yourself. 
And  oh,  remember  the  night  cometh,  and  cometh  soon,  when 
none  of  us  can  any  longer  work. 

I  am,  your  faithful  friend, 

W.  S.  Rainsford, 
Rector. 

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ENVELOPE   SYSTEM    FOR  SUPPORT   OF  ST.  GEORGE'S 

CHURCH 

Name 

Address 

How  much  will  you  give  per  week  ? 

If  you  care  to  give  once  a  month,  state  how  much 

If  once  a  year,  how  much 

When  will  you  commence  ? r 

REMARKS 


(over) 

On  the  back  of  the  leaf  to  be  detached  is  printed, 
Take  this  letter  home  and  read  it,  and  mail  this  slip  to  me 
or  put  it  in  my  box  next  Sunday.  Also,  Please  send  me 
a  Year-Book. 

Name 

Address 

The  letter  has  proved  its  usefulness.  It  has  brought 
in  many  names  of  new  people,  has  enlisted  new  workers, 
diminished  appeals  from  the  pulpit,  and  greatly  increased 
subscriptions.  It  has  helped  to  put  the  material  side  of 
the  parish  life  on  a  sound  business  basis. 


IV 

SERVICES  AND   SERMONS 

I.  The    Congregation— II.  The    Services— III.  The    Choir— IV.  The 
Sermons. 

I. — THE   CONGREGATION 

The  congregation  is  continually  recruited  by  invita- 
tion and  by  correspondence.  From  time  to  time,  all  the 
members  of  the  staff,  together  with  volunteer  workers, 
make  a  systematic  house  -  to  -  house  visitation.  Also  in 
January  of  each  year  a  great  number  of  addresses  are 
taken  from  the  city  street  directory  of  the  neighborhood, 
and  others  are  obtained  from  the  janitors  of  apartment- 
houses  and  the  keepers  of  lodging-houses.  To  these  per- 
sons a  letter  is  sent,  sometimes  in  print,  sometimes  in 
facsimile,  calling  their  attention  to  the  church,  and  offer- 
ing them  its  hospitality. 


ST.   GEORGE'S    RECTORY 
209    EAST   16TH   ST. 

Jamiary,  ig — . 
/  find  that  there  is  a  large  number  of  people  moving 
into  the  neighborhood  of  St.  George's  Church  who  have 
no  connection  with  any  religious  organization.  I  there- 
fore think  it  well  to  send  around  the  enclosed  card,  on 
which  the  services  of  the  church  are  stated  —  and  beg  to 

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assure  all  who  may  read  it  of  a  most  hearty  welcome 
always,  at 

St.  George's  Church,  Stuyvesant  Square; 

St.  George's  Memorial  House,  2oy  East  i6th  St.; 

St.  George's  Rectory,  2og  East  i6th  St.; 

St.  George's  Deaconess  House,  208  East  i6th  St. 

W.  S.  Rainsford, 

Rector. 

St.    GEORGE'S     RECTORY 
209    EAST    16TH   ST. 

yanuary,  19 — . 

St.  George's  Church  is  absolutely  free  and  always  open — 
at  all  services.     Won't  you  come  and  worship  with  us? 

In  these  days  of  hurry  we  all  need  to  take  a  little  time  in 
which  to  be  quiet.  We  cannot  be  religious  alone — we  are 
so  made  as  to  need  the  help  of  others.  The  Christian 
Church  is  the  association  of  people  who  are  trying  to  be 
good  themselves,  and  to  make  the  world  better. 

Come  and  join  our  company — you  will  be  made  welcome. 

Sunday  mornings  at  11. 

Sunday  evenings  at  8. 

Children  come  at  g.jo  Sunday  morning. 

Your  friend  and  neighbor, 

W.  S.  Rainsford. 

ST.   GEORGE'S    CHURCH 

Stuyvesant  Square,  New  York 

yanuary  lo, ig — . 

Let  me  offer  you  {or  you  and  your  family,  as  the  case  may 
he)  a  neighborly  welcome  to  St.  George's  Church.  We  all  know 
that  it  takes  trouble  to  keep  our  souls  alive.  The  strain 
and  hurry  of  our  great  city  we  all  feel.  Once  a  week  at 
least  we  need  a  rest,  a  quiet  hour,  a  time  to  think,  to  pray, 
to  WORSHIP.  If  you  belong  to  any  other  church,  this  letter 
is  not  meant  for  you.     But  if  you  do  not  go  regularly  to 

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any  other  church,  will  you  not  accept  this  note  as  an  invita- 
tion to  St.  George's?  Our  church  is  democratic,  and  all 
the  seats  at  all  the  services  are  free.  We  believe  the  Chris- 
tian Church  was  meant  by  Jesus  Christ  to  be  a  place  where 
men  meet  as  men,  and  not  as  poor  men  or  rich  men.  Come, 
then,  and  meet  with  us,  and  let  us  try  to  be  good  ourselves 
and  to  make  our  city  good. 

W.  S.  Rainsford, 
Rector  of  St.  George's  Church. 

The  stranger  who  responds  to  such  an  invitation  finds 
a  personal  welcome  awaiting  him.  The  seating  of  the 
congregation  is  in  charge  of  a  member  of  the  vestry. 
The  ushers  are  chosen  by  him  in  conference  with  the 
Rector,  though  suggestions  as  to  suitable  persons  may 
be  made  by  any  member  of  the  staff.  The  ushers 
stand  at  the  entrance  to  the  aisles  and  tell  all  strangers 
that  the  church  is  absolutely  free,  and  that  they  may 
sit  wherever  they  can  find  a  place.  After  the  church  is 
so  full  that  single  seats  here  and  there  are  all  that 
remain  empty,  then  the  ushers  conduct  persons  to  these 
seats,  filling  the  pews  from  the  chancel  to  the  door.  The 
Rector  and  other  clergy  are  at  the  end  of  the  church 
fifteen  minutes  before  the  service,  to  welcome  the  people. 
After  the  evening  service,  they  come  down  the  aisles  to 
shake  hands. 

The  customary  duties  of  ushers  are  set  forth  in  the 
following  card,  which  is  given  to  every  man  who  is  ap- 
pointed to  that  office : 

ST.   GEORGE'S    CHURCH 

INSTRUCTIONS  TO  USHERS 

I.  The  ushers  on  duty  at  the  morning  service  are  expected  to  be 
at  the  church  every  Sunday,  not  later  than  10.30  a.m.  Those  on 
duty  in  the  evening,  not  later  than  7.30  p.m. 

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II.  No  pews  are  to  be  reserved  under  any  circumstances.  Persons 
coming  early  are  privileged  to  take  the  same  pew  every  Sunday,  if 
they  so  desire. 

III.  The  ushers  shall  not  put  more  than  five  persons  in  the  long 
pews  or  more  than  four  in  the  short  ones  until  all  the  pews  are  filled. 
Should  there  still  remain  some  persons  unseated,  one  additional  per- 
son may  be  put  in  each  pew.  The  ushers,  however,  are  not  to  inter- 
fere with  persons  who  voluntarily  attempt  to  go  into  a  pew  that 
already  has  four  or  five  persons  in  it. 

IV.  No  one  shall  be  allowed  to  pass  up  the  aisles  during  prayers, 
during  the  reading  of  the  lessons,  or  during  the  sermon.  In  the 
latter  case,  however,  persons  may  be  allowed  to  take  seats  near  the 
door.  There  shall  be  no  conversation,  even  about  church  work, 
after  the  service  has  begun. 

V.  When  an  usher  cannot  be  in  his  place,  it  is  expected  that  he 
will  notify  the  chairman,  that  another  may  be  appointed  to  take 
his  place  during  his  absence. 

At  the  time  of  the  Holy  Communion,  the  head  usher 
and  his  assistants  stand  in  the  aisles  and  regulate  the 
number  of  those  who  may  conveniently  come  forward 
at  one  time  by  moving  slowly  down  the  aisles. 


II. — THE   SERVICES 

Every  Sunday  the  Holy  Communion  is  celebrated  at 
8  A.M.,  with  a  second  celebration  on  the  first  Sunday  of 
each  month  at  eleven,  and  on  the  third  Sunday  in  the 
evening  at  nine  o'clock.  The  evening  communion  is  the 
solution  of  various  attempts  to  find  a  time  for  this  sacra- 
ment for  persons  who,  by  the  conditions  of  their  lives, 
cannot  well  come  at  the  conventional  hours.  An  early 
service  on  Wednesdays  was  tried,  but  did  not  meet  the 
need.  All  the  services  of  the  parish  are  determined  by 
the  principle  that  the  church  is  made  for  the  people,  not 
the  people  for  the  church. 

Morning  Prayer  is  said  on  Sundays  at  eleven  o'clock, 
and  Evening  Prayer  at  eight,  in  each  case  with  a  sermon. 
There  is  a  children's  service  at  3.15. 

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During  the  week  there  is  daily  Morning  Prayer  at  nine 
o'clock,  for  which  the  Holy  Communion  is  substituted  on 
saints'  days.  There  is  an  evening  service  on  Wednesdays 
at  eight  o'clock,  a  continuation  of  the  evangelistic  meet- 
ings which  were  held  in  the  old  Avenue  A  mission.  The 
service  begins  with  fifteen  minutes  of  hymn  singing,  the 
hymns  being  chosen  by  the  congregation ;  then  there  is  a 
brief  evening  prayer,  followed  by  an  address,  very  direct 
and  intimate;  and  the  service  closes  with  the  blessing 
pronounced  in  the  pulpit.  Every  Thursday  the  Holy 
Communion  is  celebrated  at  noon. 

Baptism  is  administered  on  the  first  Sunday  of  each 
month  at  four  o'clock,  and  on  the  third  Sunday  evening 
at  seven. 

The  following  notes  are  taken  for  the  most  part  from 
the  parish  calendar,  and  indicate  special  observances. 

IN   ADVENT 

The  Benedicte  is  used  instead  of  the  Te  Deum, 

As  Christmas  approaches,  the  following  letter  is  used 

to    procure    assistance    from    the    congregation    in    the 

decorating  of  the  church : 

December,  ig02. 

My  dear  M .• 

It  will  give  the  Rector  and  the  committee  on  church  deco- 
rations pleasure  if  you  will  help  in  dressing  St.  George's 
Church  for  Christmas.  This  is  to  he  done  on  Monday, 
December  22d.  We  should  appreciate  it  if  you  will  kindly 
let  us  know  whether  we  may  expect  you  on  the  afternoon 
or  evening  of  that  day. 

Sincerely  yours,  M.  J.  S., 

Chairman. 
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This  letter  is  signed  by  the  chairman  of  the  decorat- 
ing committee,  which  is  responsible  for  the  garnishings 
at  Christmas  and  Easter,  and  also  for  the  adornment  of 
the  Lord's  Table  with  flowers  on  Sundays  and  feast  days. 
The  Rector  also  makes  an  appeal  from  the  pulpit  for  aid 
in  the  Christmas  decoration.  The  occasion  is  made  a 
pleasant  one  socially;  all  the  clergy  and  deaconesses  are 
present,  and  there  are  refreshments  in  the  Parish  House. 

Before  Christmas,  the  Rector  sends  to  every  communi- 
cant a  copy  of  such  a  letter  as  follows: 


.ST<  GEOROE'S  AECTOftV 
aO»  EAST   I6n.  6T. 


U^  ojU.      ~ 


ON   CHRISTMAS   DAY 


Carols   are   sung   at   the  Holy  Communion  at  seven 
o'clock,  and  there  is  a  carol  after  the  processional  at  the 

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eleven  o'clock  service.     Gounod's  Sanctus  is  sung  in  the 
Communion. 

The  children's  festival  takes  place  two  or  three  days 
after  Christmas,  in  the  evening  at  eight  o'clock.  The 
service  is  as  follows:  Sentence,  Lord's  Prayer  and  ver- 
sicles,  a  carol  in  place  of  the  psalm,  then  collects  and  the 
grace;  then  an  address,  followed  by  the  distribution  of 
gifts.     The  recessional  is  without  singing. 

THE   WATCH-NIGHT   SERVICE 

The  service  begins  at  eleven  o'clock,  the  clergy  and 
choir  entering  without  singing.  A  hymn  is  then  sung, 
the  litany  is  said,  followed  by  a  hymn  and  by  the  nine- 
ty-first psalm.  This  takes  half  an  hour.  At  half-past 
eleven  prayers  are  said,  and  there  is  an  address  which 
closes  at  five  minutes  before  twelve.  These  five  minutes 
are  kept  for  silent  prayer,  during  which  the  clock  strikes. 
There  is  then  a  celebration  of  the  Holy  Communion. 

IN    LENT 

Cards  such  as  that  which  is  here  shown  are  distributed 
at  the  beginning  of  Lent. 

LENTEN  SERVICES,  19— 

^u^tBunt  ^quarr .  N^w  fork 

Rev.  W.  S.  Rainsford,  D.D.,  Rector 

Ash-Wednesday 

Morning  Prayer  and  Ante-Communion  .     .  9  a.m. 

Litany,  with  Penitential  Office  and  Address  ii  a.m. 

Evening  Prayer 5  p.m. 

Mid- Week  Service 8  p.m. 

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Mondays 

Morning  Prayer g  a.m. 

Evening  Prayer 5  p.m. 

Tuesdays 

Morning  Prayer 9  a.m. 

Children's  Service 5  p.m. 

Wednesdays 

Morning  Prayer 9  a.m. 

Service  and  Address  by  Rector      .     .     .     4.30  p.m. 

Mid-Week  Service   .     .    ,. 8  p.m. 

Thursdays 

Morning  Prayer 9  a.m. 

Holy  Communion 12  m. 

With  five-minute  Address  by  the  Rector 

Evening  Prayer 5   p.m. 

Fridays 

Litany 9  a.m. 

Evening  Prayer 5  p.m. 

Saturdays 

Morning  Prayer 9  a.m. 

Sunday  Services 

Holy  Communion 8  a.m. 

Morning  Services,  with  Sermon      .     .     .     .11  a.m. 

Holy  Communion  (ist  Sunday  in  month)    .  11  a.m. 

Children's  Services 3.15  p.m. 

Holy  Baptism  (ist  Sunday  in  month)     .     .  4  p.m. 

Holy  Baptism  (3d  Sunday  in  month)      .     .  7  p.m. 

Evening  Prayer,  with  Sermon 8  p.m. 

Holy  Commvinion  (3d  Sunday  in  month)     .  9  p.m. 

HOLY    WEEK 
Monday 

Ante-Communion 9  a.m. 

Evening  Prayer,  with  ten-minute  Address  .  5   p.m. 

Tuesday 

Ante-Communion 9  a.m. 

Children's  Service 5  p.m. 

Wednesday 

Ante-Communion 9  a.m. 

Service  and  Address  by  Rector.     .     .     .     4.30  p.m. 
Service    of   Preparation   for    Easter    Com- 
munion.    Address  by  Rector      ....  8  p.m. 

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Maundy-Thursday 

Morning  Prayer 9  a.m. 

Holy  Communion 12M. 

Evening  Prayer,  with  ten-minute  Address  .  5   p.m. 
Holy   Communion,    in   commemoration   of 

the  institution  of  the  Lord's  Supper    .     .  8  p.m. 

Good-Friday 

Morning  Prayer  and  Ante-Communion  .     .     9  a.m. 
Passion  Service  by  Rector    .     .     .    12  m.  to  3  p.m. 

Litany 5   p.m. 

Short  Service  and  Address 8  p.m. 

Easter  Even. 

Ante-Communion 9  a.m. 

Easter-Day 

Holy  Communion  and  Address 7  a.m. 

Morning  Prayer,  Sermon,  and  Holy  Com- 
munion .  Admittance  till  i  o .  1 5 ,  by  ticket 
only IO-30  a.m. 

Sunday-school  Festival  —  Junior  Depart- 
ment  3.30  p.m. 

Sunday-school  Festival  —  Senior  Depart- 
ment      8  P.M. 

CONFIRMATION  CLASSES 

For  Men  and  Women,  Sunday,  3  p.m. 

(Memorial  Building) Rector 

For  Boys,  Tuesday,  8  p.m. 

(Memorial  Building)     ....        Assistant  Clergy 
For  Girls  and  Women,  Tuesday,  8  p.m. 

(Memorial  Building) Deaconesses 

The  Bishop  will  visit  the  Parish,  to  administer  the 
Rite  of  Confirmation,  Palm-Sunday,  March  27,  8  p.m. 

SUBJECTS  FOR  WEDNESDAY  TALKS 

By  Rector 
Interpretations  of  Familiar  Doctrines 

(i)  Some  Meanings  of  Baptism. 

(2)  Significance  of  Confirmation. 

(3)  Ground  of  Christian  Certainty — Character  of  Jesus. 

(4)  Fatherhood  of  God. 

(5)  Kingdom  of  God  Among  Us. 

(6)  Mediatorship  of  Jesus. 


ADMINISTRATION   OF  AN   INSTITUTIONAL  CHURCH 

COLLECTIONS 

First  Sunday  in  Month Parish  Poor 

Ash-Wednesday Parish  Poor 

Second  Sunday  in  March Parish  Missions 

Thursdays  .  .  .  St.  Luke's  Home  for  Aged  Women 
Good-Friday  ....  Colored  People  of  the  South 
Easter-Day Sea-side  Fund 

Prayers  are  said  daily,  morning  and  evening,  at  9  a.m. 
and  5  P.M.  There  is  but  one  series  of  special  instructions, 
given  at  the  mid-week  service.  At  the  Thursday  noon 
celebration  there  is  a  five-minute  address.  The  emphasis 
of  Lent  is  put  upon  this  service. 

On  Palm-Sunday,  at  the  morning  service,  there  is  a 
distribution  of  palms  at  the  door  of  the  church  by  the 
clergy  after  the  recessional. 

On  Ash- Wednesday,  Morning  Prayer  and  Ante-Com- 
munion are  said  at  9  o'clock,  and  the  Litany  and  Peni- 
tential office,  with  a  sermon,  at  11  o'clock.  At  this 
second  service  the  clergy  and  choir  come  in  and  go  out 
silently;  a  hymn  is  sung,  kneeling,  before  the  Litany; 
and  a  hymn  is  sung,  kneeling,  after  the  blessing. 

In  Holy  Week  there  is  a  preparation  for  the  Easter  Com- 
munion at  8.30  P.M.  The  Holy  Communion  is  celebrated 
on  Maundy-Thursday  at  8  p.m.  On  Good-Friday,  the  Pas- 
sion service  is  conducted  by  the  Rector  from  12  a.m.  to  3 
p.m.  ;  and  there  is  a  short  service,  with  an  address,  in  the 
evening. 

ON    EASTER-DAY 

As  a  reminder  of  the  Easter  Communion  and  Collection, 
a  letter  such  as  the  following  is  sent  to  every  communi- 
cant, enclosing  two  Pay  Envelopes,  marked  with  lines  for 
the  contributor's  name,  address,  and  amount,  one  yellow, 
marked  Sea-side  Fund,  the  other  white,  marked  Rector's 

Fund. 

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St.    GEORGE'S     RECTORY 

209  east  16th  st. 

Dear  Friend: 

I  must  write  to  you  what  I  would  far  sooner  say  by 
word  of  mouth.     Come  to  the  Lord's  Table  Easter-Day. 

Come  seeking  pardon  for  the  past.  Come  seeking  guid- 
ance and  help  for  the  future. 

Try  to  forgive  your  enemies.  Try  to  be  true  to  your  friends. 
Try  to  be  patient  to  all  men.     Try  to  see  some  good  in  all. 

Bring  an  offering  which  costs  you  something. 

I  want  to  use  your  alms  for  two  purposes  : 

(i)   To  send  the  tired  and  sickly  to  the  sea- side. 
(2)  For  my  private  poor  fund. 

Dear  Friend,  ''While  we  have  time  let  us  do  good  unto 
all  men,  specially  to  those  who  are  of  the  household  of 
faith.''  Your  friend  and  Rector, 

Lent,  19 — .  W.  S.   Rainsford. 

Holy  Communion,  Easter-Day,  7  a.m.,  10. jo  a.m. 

The  second  service  on  Easter -Day  begins  at  10.30 
A.M.,  but  admission  is  by  card  until  10.15  a.m.  This 
was  done  because  the  people  of  the  parish  were  crowded 
out  by  strangers. 


EASTER-DAY,    APRIL    3,    I904 

ADMIT    BEARER    TO     SERVICE,    10. 30    A.M. 

ENTRANCE      BY     REAR      DOORS     OF     CHURCH 

UNTIL     10.15    o'clock 

KINDLY    RETURN    THIS    TICKET    TO    THE 

RECTOR    IF    YOU    CANNOT    USE 

IT    YOURSELF 


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This  card  is  mailed  to  all  envelope  subscribers  and 
their  families,  and  cards  can  be  had  on  application  by 
those  who  are  members  but  non-subscribers.  This 
brings  in  every  year  the  names  of  a  good  many  people 
who  come  regularly  to  the  church,  but  who  have  not 
previously  made  themselves  known  to  the  clergy.  In 
mailing  the  cards  to  such  persons,  the  following  form, 
signed  by  the  Rector,  is  enclosed,  together  with  a  blank 
for  making  out  a  family  record  and  joining  the  envelope 
system. 


I  understand  that 

you  are  a  member  of  St. 

George's 

parish. 

If  so,  will 

yon  kindly  fill  out  the  enclosed 

Family 

Record  and  return  same  to  me  at 

an  early 

day. 

Very  truly  yours. 

These  names  are  submitted  to  a  staff  meeting,  and 
distributed  for  visitation.  The  clergy  and  deaconesses 
follow  the  letter  immediately.  Reports  are  made  at  the 
next  conference  of  the  staff,  and  names  are  added  in 
consequence  to  the  lists  of  communicants,  of  subscribers, 
and  of  workers. 

At  the  Easter  children's  festival  there  is  a  short  even- 
song with  carols,  and  plants  in  pots  are  given  out  to  the 
children, 

III. — THE   CHOIR 

"My  one  aim  and  desire,"  says  Dr.  Rainsford,  "has 
been  to  have  services  in  which  all  can  heartily  join.  A 
hearty  service,  hymns  universally  sung,  prayers  in  which 

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all  join  audibly,  are  the  best  preparation  for  a  helpful 
sermon.  Let  all,  then,  join  in  hymns,  chants,  and 
responses.  If  you  see  strangers  without  books,  immedi- 
ately supply  them.     Nothing  of  this  sort  is  trivial." 

Accordingly,  the  choir  is  a  body  of  singers  who  are 
trained  primarily  for  the  purpose  of  leading  the  worship 
of  the  congregation.  To  this  end,  familiar  music  is  sung 
to  hymns  and  canticles.  The  same  chants  are  used  with 
the  Venite,  for  example,  or  the  Benedictus  or  Jubilate, 
for  months  in  succession.  The  people  sing  with  the 
choir.  These  hymn-tunes  and  chants  are  sung  by  the 
choir  without  ' '  shading ' ' ;  that  is,  without  changes  of 
time  from  fast  to  slow,  or  changes  of  tone  from  strong  to 
soft.  Such  changes  discourage  and  perplex  a  congrega- 
tion, and  make  congregational  singing  impossible. 

At  the  same  time,  while  all  hymn  music  and  most  of 
the  chanting  is  thus  simple,  straightforward,  and  familiar, 
the  choir-master  has  a  wide  range  in  the  selection  for  the 
Te  Deum  and  the  anthems.  These,  too,  when  settings  are 
found  which  please  the  people,  are  frequently  repeated. 

Nearly  all  of  the  members  of  the  choir  of  St.  George's 
are  communicants.  They  kneel  together  in  their  sur- 
plices at  the  altar-rail.  Their  singing  is  an  act  of  their 
own  worship.  Their  service  is  a  contribution  which  they 
make  to  the  cause  of  the  Christian  religion.  Most  of  the 
choir  members  are  volunteers,  who  are  paid  only  their 
car-fare.  There  are  paid  leaders,  however,  in  each  part, 
and  a  quartet  of  soloists. 

In  the  maintenance  of  such  a  choir  much  attention  is 
paid  to  the  social  side  of  their  corporate  life.  At  New 
Year's,  the  Rector  gives  the  choir  a  supper.  In  the 
spring  and  fall,  they  go  out  together  for  a  day  in  the 
country  or  by  the  sea.  The  choir  is  encouraged  to  pro- 
vide   entertainments    of    wholesome    amusement.     The 

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singers  go  to  concerts,  sometimes  to  plays,  on  invitation 
of  members  of  the  parish.  They  are  asked  of  an  evening 
to  the  houses  of  parishioners.  Thus  their  own  interest 
in  the  church  is  emphasized  by  the  interest  which  the 
people  take  in  them.  Theirs  is  a  place  of  dignity,  like 
that  of  the  clergy  and  the  deaconesses,  recognized  and 
appreciated. 

The  music  of  the  Sunday  -  school  is  so  chosen  as 
to  be  a  preparation  for  the 'music  of  the  church.  All 
the  hymns  and  canticles  are  there  sung  in  the  same 
manner  as  in  church.  There  are  two  vested  choirs  of 
boys,  one  in  the  junior  room,  the  other  in  the  senior 
room.  These  boys  graduate  from  the  junior  to  the 
senior  choir,  and  thence  to  the  church  choir.  There  is 
also  a  volunteer  choir  of  forty  girls,  who  sing  at  the  mid- 
week service.  Out  of  this  also  graduations  are  made 
into  the  choir  of  the  church. 

A  careful  record  has  been  kept  of  all  the  hymns  and 
tunes  sung  at  St.  George's  since  the  beginning  of  Dr. 
Rainsford's  rectorship.  The  list  has  been  changed  from 
time  to  time  according  to  the  success  of  the  selections 
for  congregational  use.  We  present  here  a  complete  list 
for  all  the  Sundays  and  some  of  the  Holy  Days  of  the  year. 
The  tunes  are  in  Hutchin's  Hymnal.  A  numeral  above 
the  line  indicates  the  first  or  second  tune  in  the  book. 


PROPOSED    CHANGES 


First  Sunday  in  Advent 


8  A.M.  48^ 
388 
412 

II    A.M.       43 

3 

39 

406 

179 

12 

414 

407 

86 


8    P.M. 


Come,  Thou 

Come,  Thou  Ahiiighty 

The  King  of  Love 

Rejoice,  Rejoice 

Come,  My  Soul 

Lo!  He  Comes 

Brief  Life 

Hark!  the  Sound 

Abide  with  Me 

Guide  Me 

For  Thee,  O  Dear 


SERVICES  AND   SERMONS 


PROPOSED    CHANGES 


Second  Sunday  in  Advent 

II  A.M.     481  Come,  Thou 

610  O  Holy  Saviour 

357'  O  Jesu,  Thou 

490*  Glorious  Things 

8  P.M.    ■^06'  Oft  in  Danger 

66 1 2  As  Pants  The 

284I  O  Word  of  God 

22^^  Sweet  Saviour,  Bless 

Third  Sunday  in  Advent 

II  A.M.  311'  Ancient  of  Days 

414'  Guide  Me 

317'  Thou  Art 

408'  Jerusalem,  the  Golden 

8  P.M.     39>  Lo!  He  Comes 

10'  The  Sun  Is  Sinking 

32^  Saviour,  Again 

510^  Go  Forward 


II    A.M. 


8    P.M. 


Fourth  Sunday  in  Advent 

312*  Christ,  Whose 

415  Call  Jehovah 

602  I  Need  Thee 

656'  Breast  the  Wave 

331*  Watchman.  Tell 

329  Thy  Kingdom  Come 

325  Light  of  Those 

15'  The  Shadows 


Christinas  Day 

7  A.M.     49      Oh,  Come, 

58  O  Little  Town 

51I  Hark!  the  Herald 

II  A.M.     51I  Hark!  the  Herald 

58  O  Little  Town 

59'  It  Came  Upon 

60  Angels,  From 

The  First  Sunday  after  Christtnas 

II  A.M.     49  Oh,  Come, 

S3  Shout  the  Glad 

60  Angels,  From 

51'  Hark!  the  Herald 

8  P.M.     59»  It  Came 

60      Angels,  From 

Watch-night  Service 

A  Few  More 
Days  and  Moments 
Awake,  My  Soul 
Lead,  Kindly  Light 


II    P.M. 


203' 
621 
503 
423' 

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PROPOSED   CHANGES 


249'  O  Sion  Haste,  in- 
stead of  261,  to  avoid 
repetition. 


404^  I  Heard  a  Sound, 
instead  of  584,  to 
avoid  repetition. 


Second  Sunday  after  Christmas 


8   A.M. 


8    P.M. 


510 

58 

4081 

523' 
312; 

2282 
404I 

S3 
487 


Go  Forward 

0  Little  Town 
Jerusalem,  the  Golden 
Forward!  Be  Our 
Christ,  Whose  Glory 
And  Now 

1  Heard  a  Sound 
As  With  Gladness 
Shout  the  Glad 
Rise,  Crowned  With 


First  Sunday  after  Epiphany 


8    P.M. 


66^ 
254 
253^ 
249' 
Sio2 

432^ 
606' 
4602 


Brightest  and  Best 

From  Greenland's 

Fling  Out  the  Banner 

O  Sion  Haste 

Go  Forward 

Love  Divine 

Just  As  I  Am 

The  God  of  Abraham 


Second  Sunday  after  Epiphany 

II  A.M.     62^  From  the  Eastern  Mts. 

28'  This  Is  the  Day 

261*  Jesus  Shall  Reign 

66»  Brightest 

8  P.M.  408*  Jerusalem,  the  Golden 

63  Earth  Has  Many 

434'  Jesu,  the  Very 

15'  The  Shadows 

Third  Sunday  after  Epiphany 

ti  A.M.  507^  The  Son  of  God 

459  Oh,  Worship  the  King 

421'  Lead  Us 

444^  O  Saviour 

8  P.M.  450'  All  Hail 

62 4^^  My  God,  I  Thank  Thee 

66 1 2  As  Pants  The 

584'  Go  Labor  On 

Fourth  Sunday  after  Epiphany 


[I    A.M.    368^ 

344' 

412' 

510^ 

8   P.M.   345I 

535' 
544 
335^ 

88 


Alleluia!  Sing 
Nearer,  My  God 
The  King  of  Love 
Go  Forward 
My  Faith  Looks 
Now  the  Day 
There  Is  a  Green  Hill 
Jesu,  Lover 


SERVICES  AND   SERMONS 


PROPOSED   CHANGES 


319'  Thou  Didst  Leave, 
instead  of  624,  to 
avoid  repetition. 


2  8|  This  Is  the  Day, 
instead  of  505,  to 
avoid  repetition. 


249*  O  Zion  Haste,  in- 
stead of  491,  to  avoid 
repetition. 
Rector's    selections   for 

missions,  n  a.m.: 
194    God  of  Our  Fathers 
346^  Lord  as  to  Thy 
379'  Come  Gracious 
403-  O  Mother  Dear 


510^  Go  Forward,  in- 
stead of  505,  to  avoid 
repetition. 


319'  Thou  Didst  Leave, 
instead  of  407,  to 
avoid  repetition. 


8    P.M. 


8   A.M. 


8    P.M. 


8    P.M. 


Septugesima  Sunday 

408'  Jerusalem 

415  Call  Jehovah 

584^  Go,  Labor  On 

396  Ten  Thousand 

49 1  The  Church's  One 

336*  Rock  of  Ages 

624^  My  God,  I  Thank 

642  Tarry  With  Me 


Sexagesima  Sunday 


387' 
505' 
345' 
398' 
329 

2282 
490' 

395^ 
616' 

363' 
438' 


Round  the  Lord 
Fight  the  Good 
My  Faith 
Hark!  Hark 
Thy  Kingdom 
And  Now 
Glorious  Things 
Those  Eternal 
He  Leadeth  Me 
O  Lamb  of  God 
Sing,  My  Soul 


Quinqtiagesima  Sunday 

491  The  Church's  One 

434'  Jesu,  the  Very 

383  Holy,  Holy,  Holy! 

387'  Round  the  Lord 

489*  Pleasant 

403^  O  Mother  Dear 

23^  Our  Day  of  Praise 

261'  Jesus  Shall  Reign 


First  Sunday  in  Lent 


8   A.M. 


438' 
342' 
432^ 

11    A.M.    505I 
177 

444^ 
8   P.M.      81' 

335^ 
407' 

I2» 


Sing,  My  Soul 
Art  Thou  Weary 
Love  Divine 
Fight  the  Good 
O  King  of  Saints 
O  Saviour,  Precious 
Christian!  Dost  Thou 
Jesu,  Lover 
For  Thee,  O  Dear 
Abide  With  Mc 


Second  Suttday  in  Lent 


.   460* 
82 
610 
4o6> 

89 


The  God  of  Abraham 
Weary  of  Earth 
O  Holy  Saviour 
Brief  Life 


ADMINISTRATION   OF  AN   INSTITUTIONAL  CHURCH 


PROPOSED   CHANGES 


404'  I    Heard   a   Sound, 
instead    of    507,     to 
avoid  repetition 


Come,  My  Soul, 
Thou  Must  Be,  in- 
stead of  3 1 1 ,  to  avoid 
repetition. 


346^  Lord,  as  to  Thy,  in- 
stead of  507,  to  avoid 
repetition. 


Second  Sunday  in  Lent  (Con'd) 


8    P.M. 

544 

624* 
5061 
398' 

There  is  a  Green 
My  God.  I  Thank 
Oft  in  Danger 
Hark!  Hark 

Third  Sunday  in  Lent 

II    A.M. 
8    P.M. 

5161 
6161 
261I 
489' 
363^ 
311I 

Onward,  Christian 
He  Leadeth  Me 
Jesus  Shall  Reign 
Pleasant  Are 
0  Lamb  of  God 
Ancient  of  Days 

Fourth  Sunday  in  Lent 

II    A.M. 
8    P.M. 

444^ 
637 
5  861 
312* 
1792 
12I 
loi 
507' 

0  Saviour,  Precious 
Come,  Ye  Disconsolate 
Lord,  Speak  to  Me 
Christ,  Whose  Glory 
Hark!  the  Sound 
Abide  with  Me 
The  Sim  Is  Sinking 
The  Son  of  God 

Fifth  Sunday  in  Lent 

II    A.M. 
8    P.M. 

26l» 

3ii» 
398» 

lOI 

88' 

Jesus  Shall  Reign 
Ancient  of  Days 
Hark!  Hark 
When  I  Survey 
Crucifixion 
Lord,  in  This 

Palm-Sunday 

II    A.M. 

^°2 
102^ 

507^ 
91 

All  Glory 
0  Sacred  Head 
The  Son  of  God 
Ride  On 

8  P.M.  Confirmation  Service 
90      All  Glory,  Land 
289^     Come,  Holy  Ghost 
602      I  Need  Thee 
216  (13)     Thine  Forever 
5073     The  Son  of  God 


7    A.M.    121 

243 
225 
122 

90 


Easter-Day 

The  Strife  Is  O'er 
On  the  Resurrection 
Bread  of  the  World 
Jesus  Lives 


SERVICES  AND   SERMONS 


PROPOSED   CHANGES 


Easter-Day  (Con'd) 


II    A.M.     121 

112' 

243 
225 
122 
121 

545^ 
368^ 


8    P.M. 


The  Strife  Is  O'er 

Jesus  Christ  Is  Risen 

On  the  Resurrection 

Bread  of  the  World — or  227 

Jesus  Lives 

The  Strife  Is  O'er 

Golden  Harps 

Alleluia!  Sing  to 


II    A.M. 


8    P.M. 


First  Sunday  after  Easter 


The  Strife  Is  O'er 
Jesus  Christ  Is  Risen 
Welcome  Happy 
Jesus  Lives 
Jesus  Christ  Is  Risen 
Welcome  Happy- 
Jesus  Lives 
The  Strife  Is  O'er 


121 
1x2 
109 
122 
112 
109 
122 
121 


Second  Sunday  after  Easter 

II  A.M.   no'  Come,  Ye  Faithful 

459  Oh,  Worship  the  King 

408  Jerusalem 

444^  O  Saviour,  Precious 

8  P.M.   368=  Alleluia!  Sing  to 

12'  Abide  With  Me 

1252  Hark !  Ten  Thousand 

403!  O  Mother  Dear 

Third  Sunday  after  Easter 

II  A.M.  491  The  Church's  One 

336'  Rock  of  Ages 

487  Rise.  Crowned 

516*  Onward,  Christian 

8  P.M.  408'  Jerusalem 

344'  Nearer,  My  God 

434'  Jesu,  the  Very 

32'  Saviour  Again 

Fourth  Sunday  after  Easter 


8   A.M. 


II    A.M. 


8    P.M. 


374* 

228» 

519' 
311' 

344' 
374' 
602 
606' 

335' 
2  2^ 


Crown  Him 
And  Now,  O 
Saviour  Blessed 
Ancient  of  Days 
Nearer,  My  God 
Crown  Him 
I  Need  Thee 
Just  As  I  Am 
Jesu.  Lover 
Sweet  Saviour 


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PROPOSED   CHANGES 


8    P.M. 


Fifth  Sunday  after  Easter 

396  Ten  Thousand 

3I  Come,  My  Soul 

335^  Jesu,  Lover 

394'  O  Paradise 

261*  Jesus  Shall  Reign 

616'  He  Leadeth  Me 

363^  O  Lamb  of  God 

438'  Sing,  My  Soul 

Sunday  after  Ascension 


8    P.M. 


8    P.M. 


8   A.M. 


8    P.M. 


374' 
368^ 
132 
126' 

179^ 

132 

407' 


386 
377' 

375 

3I2» 

386 

375 
374' 


8    P.M. 


Crown  Him 
Alleluia!  Sing 
Our  Lord  Is  Risen 
See  the  Conqueror 
Look,  Ye  Saints 
Hark!  the  Sound 
Our  Lord  Is  Risen 
For  Thee,  O  Dear 

Whitsunday 

Holy  Father,  Great  Creator 

Come,  Holy  Spirit 

Our  Blest  Redeemer 

Christ,  Whose  Glory 

Holy  Father 

Our  Blest  Redeemer 

Crown  Him 


Trinity  Sunday 

387'  Round  the  Lord 

228^  And  Now,  O  Father 

383  Holy,  Holy,  Holy 

383  Holy,  Holy,  Holy 

311^  Ancient  of  Days 

385  Holy,  Holy,  Holy,  Lord 

383  Holy,  Holy,  Holy 

487  Rise,  Crowned 

385  Holy,  Holy,  Holy,  Lord 

386  Holy  Father 

First  Sunday  after  Trinity 


387' 
450 
610 

383, 
460^ 

434' 
505' 
194 

92 


Round  the  Lord 
All  Hail  the  Power 
O  Holv  Saviour 
Holy,  Holy,  Holy 
The  God  of  Abraham 
Jesu,  the  Very  Thought 
Fight  the  Good  Fight 
God  of  Our  Fathers 


SERVICES  AND   SERMONS 


PROPOSED    CHANGES 


Second  Sunday  after  Trinity 

II  A.M.  516'  Onward,  Christian  Soldiers 

3'  Come,  My  Soul 

660'  Oh,  for  a  Closer  Walk 

284'  O  Word  of  God 

8  P.M.   444^  O  Saviour,  Precious 

344^  Nearer,  My  God 

586  Lord,  Speak  to  Me 

507'  The  Son  of  God  Goes 

Third  Sunday  after  Trinity 

II  A.M.  418  O  God,  Our  Help 

1  New  Everv  Morning 

5042  My  Soul  Be  On  Thy 

398>  Hark!  Hark!  My  Soul 

8  P.M.  345«  My  Faith  Looks  Up 

33  5^  Jesu,  Lover 

414'  Guide  Me 

408'  Jerusalem,  the  Golden 

Fourth  Sunday  after  Trinity 

II  A.M.   194  God  of  Our  Fathers 

624^  My  God,  I  Thank  Thee 

432^  Love  Divine 

444^  O  Saviour,  Precious 

8  P.M.  404'  I  Heard  a  Sound 

342'  Art  Thou  Weary 

336'  Rock  of  Ages 

22^  Sweet  Saviour 

Fifth  Sunday  after  Trinity 

8  A.M.       3'  Come,  My  Soul 

228-  And  Now,  O  Father 

363-  O  Lamb  of  God 

II  A.M.  519^  Saviour,  Blessed 

394'  O  Paradise 

344'  Nearer,  My  God 

8  P.M.  387'  Round  the  Lord 

674  Peace,  Perfect  Peace 

422^  Lead  Us,  O  Father 

22^  Sweet  Saviour 

Sixth  Sunday  after  Trinity 

II  A.M.  491  The  Church's  One 

335'  Jesu,  Lover 

624-  My  God,  I  Thank  Thee 

284'  O  Word  of  God 

8  P.M.   253'  Fling  Out 

673'  I  Heard  the  Voice 

450'  All  Hail 

16^  The  Day  Is  Past 

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PROPOSED    CHANGES 


Seventh  Sunday  after  Trinity 

II  A.M.  510^  Go  Forward 

357'  O  Jesu,  Thou  Art 

377'  Come,  Holy  Spirit 

490'  Glorious  Things 

8  P.M.  414'  Guide  Me 

398*  Hark!  Hark 

487  Rise  Crowned 

23*  Our  Day  of  Praise 

Eighth  Sunday  after  Trinity 

II  A.M.  489*  Pleasant  Are 

418  O  God,  Our  Help 

433'  How  Sweet 

385  Holy,  Holy,  Holy,  Lord 

8  P.M.  520'  Rejoice,  Ye  Pure 

S05I  Fight  the  Good  Fight 

642  Tarry  With  Me 

4oy*  For  Thee,  O  Dear 

Ninth  Sunday  after  Trinity 

8  A.M.  444^  O  Saviour,  Precious 

216  Thine  Forever 

507'  The  Son  of  God 

II  A.M.  507'  The  Son  of  God 

363^^  O  Lamb  of  God 

130  Look,  Ye  Saints 

8  P.M.  516'  Onward,  Christian 

423*  Lead,  Kindly  Light 

679^  There  Is  a  Blessed  Home 

261'  Jesus  Shall  Reign 

Tenth  Sunday  after  Trinity 

ti  A.M.  404*  I  Heard  a  Sound 

649  Lord,  Forever 

584'  Go  Labor  On 

490*  Glorious  Things 

8  P.M.  506'  Oft  in  Danger 

660'  Oh,  for  a  Closer 

583*  Work,  for  the  Night 

616'  He  Leadeth  Me 

Eleventh  Sunday  after  Trinity 


II  A.M.  311' 
602 
586' 
1792 

374' 
670' 

345' 
496 

94 


8   P.M. 


Ancient  of  Days 
I  Need  Thee 
Lord,  Speak  to  Me 
Hark!  the  Sound 
Crown  Him 
Father,  Whate'er 
My  Faith  Looks  Up 
Lord  of  Our  Life 


SERVICES  AND  SERMONS 


PROPOSED   CHANGES 


Twelfth  Sunday  after  Trinity 

ti  A.M.   521^  Thro'  the  Night 

623  I'm  But  a  Stranger 

503  Awake,  My  Soul 

656'  Breast  the  Wave 

8  P.M.  582*  Stand  Up 

646'  Thro'  the  Day 

606^  Just  as  I  Am 

521*  Thro'  the  Night 


Thirteenth  Sunday  after  Trinity 


8   A.M. 


8    P.M. 


5073  The  Son  of  God 

602  I  Need  Thee 

345*  My  Faith  Looks  Up 

496  Lord  of  Our  Life 

3'  Come,  My  Soul 

523'  Forward  Be  Our 

253^  Fling  Out 

629  We  Would  See  Jesus 

357'  O  Jesu,  Thou  Art 

600  Jesu,  My  Lord 


Fourteenth  Sunday  after  Trinity 

[I  A.M.  444^  O  Saviour,  Precious 

487  Rise,  Crowned 

610  O  Holy  Saviour 

450'  All  Hail  the  Power 

8  p  M.  460^  The  God  of  Abraham 

623  I'm  But  a  Stranger 

597*  Jesus,  and  Shall 

12'  Abide  With  Me 

Fifteenth  Sunday  after  Trinity 

ri  A.M.   177  O  King  of  Saints 

143  Jesus  Calls  Us 

422^  Lead  Us,  O  Father 

516'  Onward,  Christian 

8  P.M.  656*  Breast  the  Wave 

363^  O  Lamb  of  God 

6242  My  God,  I  Thank 

408*  Jerusalem 

Sixteenth  Sunday  after  Trinity 


8    P.M. 


374' 
306 

375 
490^ 
522' 
i9« 
i49» 
432* 


Crown  Him 
Eternal  Father 
Our  Blest  Redeemer 
Glorious  Things 
On  Our  Way 
God,  that  Madest 
Jesus!  Name 
Love  Divine 


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PROPOSED    CHANGES 


311  Ancient  of  Days, 
instead  of  505,  sung 
on  preceding  Sunday. 


Seventeenth  Sunday  after  Trinity 

:i  A.M.   176  For  All  the  Saints 

434'  Jesu,  the  Very 

377'  Come,  Holy  Spirit 

179^  Hark!  the  Sound 

8  P.M.  496  Lord  of  Our  Life 

14  At  Even 

661'  As  Pants  The 

679^  There  Is  a  Blessed 

Eighteenth  Sunday  after  Trinity 

8  A.M.  249*  O  Zion  Haste 

6 1 61  He  Leadeth  Me 

516'  Onward,  Christian 

[I  A.M.  249'  O  Zion  Haste 

6242  My  God,  I  Thank 

491  The  Church's  One 

8  P.M.  396  Ten  Thousand 

22^  Sweet  Saviour 

615^  O  Jesus  I  Have 

462  Sing  Alleluia 

Nineteenth  Sunday  after  Trinity 

II  A.M.  311  Ancient  of  Days 

3*  Come,  My  Soul 

336^  Rock  of  Ages 

386  Holy  Father 

8  P.M.  523'  Forward!  Be 

6o62  Just  As  I  Am 

143  Jesus  Calls  Us 

407'  For  Thee,  O  Dear 

Twentieth  Sunday  after  Trinity 

II  A.M.   509^  Soldiers  of  Christ 

466  Now  Thank  We  All 

5861  Lord,  Speak  to  Me 

487  Rise,  Crowned 

8  P.M.  489'  Pleasant  Are  They 

674  Peace,  Perfect  Peace 

67 1^  While  Thee  I  Seek 

583I  Work,  for  the  Night 

Twenty-first  Suttday  after  Trinity 


8    P.M. 


177 
414I 

335' 
312' 

505' 

6672 

677> 

22^ 


O  King  of  Saints 
Guide  Me 
Jesu,  Lover 
Christ,  Whose  Glory 
Fight  the  Good  Fight 
My  God,  My  Father 
As,  When  the  Weary 
Sweet  Saviovir 


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PROPOSED    CHANGES 

6io   Bad  Processional, 
374  Good  Processional, 
there foie  transpose. 


Twenty-secoiid  Suiiday  after  Trinity 

A.M. 


6    P.M. 


6io 

344' 
374' 
40S' 

444' 

676' 

418 

15' 


O  Holy  Saviour 
Nearer,  My  God 
Crown  Him 
Jerusalem 
O  Saviour,  Precious 
One  Sweetly  Solemn 
O  God,  Our  Help 
The  Shadows 


385'  Holy,  Holy,  Holy, 
instead  of  444,  to 
avoid  repetition. 


368^    Alleluia!    Sing    to 

Jesus,  instead  of  679 

(never  have). 
487  Rise,  Crowned  W  ith 

Light,  instead  of  521 

(never  have). 


TwetUy-third  Sunday  after  Trinity 

8  A.M.   357'  O  Jesu,  Thou  Art 
588   (678)1     Thro'  Him 

444^  O  Saviour,  Precious 

ti  A..M.  491  The  Church's  One 

584^  Go  Labor  On 

249'  O  Zion  Haste 

414*  Guide  Me 

11'  Son  of  My  Soul 

2533  Fling  Out 

582I  Stand  Up 


8     P.M. 


Twenty- fourth  Sunday  after  Trinity 

11  A.M.  510-  Go  Forward 

143  Jesus  Calls 

432*  Love  Divine 

679^  There  Is  a  Blessed 

8  P.M.   521^  Thro'  the  Night 

674  Peace,  Perfect  Peace 

673'  I  Heard  the  Voice 

403'  O  Mother  Dear 

Twenly-fifth  Smiday  after  Trinity 

[I  A.M.   194  God  of  Our  Fathers 

261'  Jesus  Shall  Reign 

660'  Oh,  for  a  Closer 

284'  O  Word  of  God 

8  P.M.  317'  Thou  Art  Coming 

423'  Lead,  Kindly  Light 

363^  O  Lamb  of  God 

408'  Jerusalem 

All  Saints'  Day 

176  For  All  the  Saints 
398'  Hark!  Hark 

177  O  King  of  Saints 
404'  I  Heard  a  Sound 

Thanksgiving  Day 

194  God  of  Our  Fathers 

193  Come,  Ye  Thankful 

196^  Our  Fathers'  God 

200  Lord  God,  We  Worship 

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IV. — THE    SERMONS 

The  Rector  preaches  on  Sunday  morning,  at  which 
time  his  part  in  the  morning  prayer  is  to  read  the  lessons. 
The  assistant  clergymen  take  the  rest  of  the  service. 
He  takes  also  the  Wednesday  evening  address  in  Lent. 
The  other  opportunities  for  preaching  are  open  to  the 
juniors.  Thus  every  young  man  who  joins  the  staff  at 
St.  George's  is  placed  in  a  position  of  dignity  as  regards 
the  service,  and  in  a  position  of  responsibility  as  regards 
the  work  of  preaching.  He  commonly  begins  with  a 
written  sermon,  brought  from  the  seminary.  Then,  when 
he  begins  to  gain  confidence,  he  is  encouraged  to  preach 
without  manuscript,  at  first  on  Wednesdays,  then  on 
Sundays,  in  the  evening.  It  is  found  with  the  congrega- 
tion of  St.  George's  that  the  sermon  without  manuscript 
carries  better,  and  is  more  effective  than  one  which  is 
read. 

Experience  has  shown  that  people  are  interested  and 
helped  by  sermons  preached  in  course,  rather  than  by 
single  sermons  unrelated  to  that  which  has  preceded  and 
that  which  is  to  follow.  It  was  Dr.  Rainsford's  habit  to 
preach  a  series  of  sermons  on  one  text,  thus  giving  him- 
self time  to  speak  his  mind  fully  on  important  subjects. 
His  most  effective  utterances  have  been  instructions 
rather  than  formal  discourses.  It  has  been  found  that 
strangers  happening  to  hear  one  of  such  sermons  came 
again  to  hear  the  others. 

Lectures  on  vital  current  topics  have  sometimes  been 
given  in  the  church  by  competent  speakers  on  Thursday 
evenings.  The  following  advertisement  of  one  such  course 
was  widely  circulated  among  working-men.  Posters  were 
also  placed  on  street  corners,  at  the  great  thoroughfares, 
these  brought  in  great  congregations. 

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SERVICES  AND   SERMONS 
LECTURES  TO  WORKING-MEN 

UNDER    THE    AUSPICES    OP 

Right  Rev.  Henry  C.  Potter 

Rev.  Lyman  Abbott  Richard  Pattison 

Isaac  Cowan  Rev.  W.  S.  Rainsford 

Robert  Fulton  Cutting  James  B.  Reynolds 

John  Greenough  Dr.  Albert  Shaw 

John  S.  Henry  Rudolph  E.  Schirmer 

Abram  S.  Hewitt  Carl  Schurz 

Thomas  L.  James  Rev.  Josiah  Strong 

Patrick  McCarthy  Prof.  Charles  Sprague  Smith 

William  J.  O'Brien 

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Men  are  cordially  invited  to  attend.     Admission  free. 


This  course  of  lectures  originated  in  my  desire  to  give  to 
the  working-men  of  this  city  the  views  and  suggestion  of 
men  whose  broad  sympathies  towards  working-men  are  well 
known  and  whose  lives  inspire  confidence  in  the  value  of  their 
thoughts  upon  the  present  condition  of  labor  and  capital. 
With  this  purpose  in  mind,  I  sought  the  assistance  of  those 
whose  names  appear  on  the  front  page  of  this  circular,  and 
a  plan  was  developed  for  a  course  of  lectures  to  be  given  at 
St.  George's,  at  eight  o'clock  on  the  evenings  shown  on  the 
foregoing  programme. 

Although  they  are  to  be  given  in  a  church,  they  are  not 
to  be  theological  or  sectarian  in  character,  nor  are  they  to  be 
political. 

Men  of  all  creeds  are  invited,  and  it  is  expected  that  the 
subjects  will  be  treated  on  the  broadest  grounds  of  truth 
from  which  all  will  derive  benefit. 

The  first  lecturer  is  supplied  by  the  People's  Institute, 
through  the  kindness  of  Prof.  Charles  Sprague  Smith. 

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Being  convinced  of  the  necessity  of  this  movement,  and 
having  entire  confidence  in  the  speakers  and  their  subjects, 
I  ask  all  working-men  to  take  this  opportunity  to  join  with 
me  in  making  this  course  a  success  by  attending  the  lectures. 
The  speakers,  although  busy  men,  are  giving  their  services, 
and  you — men  who  represent  the  bone  and  sinew  of  industry 
— will,  I  am  sure,  show  your  interest  in  the  great  questions 
to  be  discussed  by  giving  your  presence. 

William  S.  Rainsford. 

These  lectures  were  given  by  Dr.  Lyman  Abbott,  Dr. 
Washington  Gladden,  Hon.  William  Dudley  Foulke,  Dr. 
Canfield,  of  Columbia  University,  and  others. 

The  lantern  is  sometimes  used  at  Christmas  and  Easter 
and  for  missionary  services,  and  is  found  effective.  In 
some  parishes  the  children  are  assembled  on  the  evening 
of  Good-Friday,  and  lantern  pictures  are  shown,  begin- 
ning with  the  entry  into  Jerusalem  on  Palm -Sunday, 
and  ending  with  the  Easter  appearances,  or  with  the 
Ascension.  A  similar  service  is  held  on  the  evening  of 
Epiphany,  showing  the  Christmas  pictures,  and  others 
from  the  life  of  our  Lord. 

Little  use  is  made  of  the  newspapers  in  advertising  or 
reporting  the  sermons  or  services,  though  they  are  used 
in  case  of  special  musical  services,  for  Lenten  notices, 
and  for  occasions  to  which  people  outside  the  parish  are 
to  be  invited. 


V 

RELIGIOUS    INSTRUCTIOxN   OF    THE    YOUTH 

I.  The   Sunday-school — II.  The   Confirmation   Classes — III.    The   Li- 
brary, 

I. THE    SUNDAY-SCHOOL 

I.  Importance. 

The  one  ray  of  hope  in  St.  George's  parish  when 
Dr.  Rainsford  began  his  work  was  the  Sunday-school. 
There  was,  indeed,  as  he  said  afterwards,  a  great  gulf 
between  the  school  and  the  church.  The  two  seemed 
to  bear  no  relation  one  towards  the  other.  But  the 
school  was  getting  hold.  It  was  making  an  appeal  to 
the  actual  neighborhood,  to  which  there  was  a  small 
but  genuine  and  hearty  response.  There  the  great  work 
began.  Emphasis  was  immediately  put  upon  the  chil- 
dren. The  utmost  care  was  taken  in  their  instruction  in 
conduct,  in  creed,  in  the  ways  of  the  church.  In  them 
was  seen  the  parish  of  the  future.  The  beginning  of  a 
strong  church,  Dr.  Rainsford  insisted,  is  a  good  Sunday- 
school.  The  theory  has  been  abundantly  proved  true 
by  experience.  A  great  deal  of  the  enduring  strength 
of  St.  George's  Church  is  in  the  young  men  and  women 
who  have  been  trained  in  the  school.  They  began  as 
children.  Now  they  are  leaders  and  teachers  in  the 
various  organizations  of  the  church,  filled  with  the  spirit 
of  the  parish,  and  devoted  to  its  interests. 

At  the  same  time  it  was  felt,  and  is  still  felt,  that 
Sunday-school  instruction  in  general  is  inadequate;  for 

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the  most  part  it  continues  the  traditions  of  a  past  gen- 
eration. But  the  pubHc-school  has  left  these  traditions 
far  behind.  In  discipline  and  in  instruction  the  Sunday- 
school  suffers  by  contrast  with  the  methods  and  the 
lessons  to  which  the  children  are  accustomed  during  the 
week.  The  children  come  to  it  without  much  respect, 
and  behave  in  a  manner  which  would  be  impossible 
between  Monday  and  Friday. 

In  order  to  meet  the  situation,  care  is  taken  at  St. 
George's  to  bring  the  standards  of  the  Sunday-school  up 
to  the  high  level  of  the  public-school.  The  arrangements 
which  we  are  now  to  describe  have  been  perfected  after 
many  experiments.  Their  sole  purpose  is  to  use  to 
more  and  more  effect  the  opportunity  presented  by  the 
youth  of  the  parish.  They  have  been  found  to  work 
well  under  the  conditions  of  a  city  parish.  They  cannot 
be  adopted  in  detail  to  the  advantage  of  the  parish  of 
St.  John's-in-the- Wilderness,  or  even  of  St.  Martin 's-in- 
the-Fields,  but  the  principle  of  order,  the  attention  to 
little  things,  the  insistence  on  punctuality,  the  giving  of 
time  and  study  and  prayer  to  the  lessons,  and  in  general 
the  appreciation  of  the  importance  of  the  school — these 
are  the  elements  of  a  good  school  anywhere. 

2.  Ofhcers. 

The  officers  of  the  Sunday-school  are  the  superin- 
tendent, the  secretary,  the  treasurer,  the  treasurer  of 
the  missionary  offerings,  and  the  organist,  who  is  also 
organist  of  the  church.  These  five  are  appointed  by  the 
Rector,  and  are  responsible  to  him  for  the  condition  of 
the  school.  The  superintendent,  who  is  a  member  of 
the  vestry,  is  chairman  of  all  committees. 

Under  the  supervision  of  these  five  officers  are  the 
three  heads  of  departments — primary,  junior,  and  senior. 
Each  of  these  has  a  secretary,  who  is  responsible  for  the 

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RELIGIOUS   INSTRUCTION   OF   THE   YOUTH 

class-books,   reports,   and  other  records  of   his  depart- 
ment. 

The  following  card,  which  is  posted  in  the  Sunday- 
school  office,  sets  forth  the  duties  of  a  secretary: 

RULES    FOR    SECRETARIES 

1.  Secretaries  should  be  at  their  posts  not  later  than 

9.10  A.M. 

2.  Distribute  class-books,  etc.,  at  the  door  as  the  teacher 

arrives. 

3.  Give  the  late  teachers  their  class-books,  etc.,  during 

the  singing  of  the  recessional  hymn. 

4.  Count  the  attendance  during  the  singing  of  the  re- 

cessional hymn. 

5.  Under  no  circumstances  are  the  secretaries  to  disturb 

the  classes  during  the  teaching  of  the  lesson. 

6.  The  offering  is  to  be  taken  up  during  the  singing  of    ■■' 

the  hymn  immediately  after  the  lesson. 

7.  After  the  school  closes  the  secretaries  should  gather 

up  the  class-books,  etc.,  and  return  them  to  the 
office. 

3.  Records. 

The  Sunday-school  is  divided  into  four  departments: 

1.  Primary  (with  kindergarten)  meets  at  3  p.m. 

2.  Junior  (five  grades)  meets  at  9.30  a.m. 

3.  Senior  (five  grades)  meets  at  9.30  a.m. 

4.  Bible  classes  (post-graduate)  meet  at  9.30  a.m. 

"  "       (for  mothers)  meet  at  3  p.m. 

In  order  to  show  the  details  of  the  method  of  receiv- 
ing and  placing  scholars,  of  marking  their  proficiency 
and  of  keeping  the  records,  we  will  take  a  lad  of  five  and 
lead  him  along,  step  by  step,  from  his  entrance  to  his 
graduation.  John  Mark  is  brought  one  Sunday  after- 
noon by  his  older  sister.  She  asks  that  John  may  be 
received  as  a  new  scholar.  She  is  given  the  following 
card,  which  she  takes  home  to  be  filled  out  by  her  father 
or  mother: 

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CERTIFICATE    OF    PARENTS 


TO    BE    SIGNED    IN    INK    BY    THE    PARENTS    AND    RETURNED    BY    THE 

SCHOLAR 


We,  the  parents  of  {here  write  cliild's  name  in  full)  . 


apply  for  the  admission  of  our  child,  horn 

,  into  St.  George's  Sunday-school,  and  agree  to 

use  our  best  efforts  to  encourage  the  child  in  regular  attendance, 
in  home  study  of  the  lesson,  and  full  co>npliance  with  the  rules  of 
the  school. 


Father 


Mother. 

Residence Street. 

Floor,  No Date 

Parent 's  occupation, 

Is  child  baptized?     {Yes  or  no.) 

Is  child  confinned?     ( Yes  or  no.) 

Other  members  of  the  family  in  St.  George's  Sunday-school 

Parents  attoid  church  at 


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QUESTIONS    TO    BE    ANSWERED 


Is  this  the  first  time  you  have  been  in  this  Sunday-school? 


Have  you  ever  gone  to  any  other  Sunday-school? 


What  school? 


When  did  vou  leave  it? 


Why  did  you  leave  it? 


Why  did  you  come  here? 


What  day  school  do  you  attend? 


What  class? 


High,  Grammar,  Primary, 


Visited  by. 


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During  that  week  the  visitor  of  the  primary  depart- 
ment calls  upon  John  Mark  and  his  parents,  and  ascer- 
tains that  his  appearance  at  the  school  is  recognized 
and  desired  by  the  family.  The  next  Sunday  Mary 
brings  back  her  brother  and  the  card.  A  secretary  takes 
his  name,  address,  and  age,  and  duly  enters  these  facts 
on  the  lists.  She  gives  John  a  number 
which  is  against  his  name  on  the  roll,  and 
producing  a  little  medal  (Fig.  i)  stamps  the 
number  upon  it.  This  medal  he  will  wear 
every  Sunday.  Another  secretary  gives 
him  a  blank -book  in  which  she  pastes 
a  Bible  picture.     The  Perry  pictures  are 

FIG.  I  ^  . 

cheap  and  good  for  this  purpose.  John  is 
instructed  to  place  the  book  on  his  little  chair,  and  to 
sit  on  it  to  keep  it  flat.  He  is  told  to  take  the  book 
with  him  when  he  goes  home,  and  to  bring  it  again  next 
Sunday  for  another  picture.  The  secretary  transcribes 
the  facts  contained  in  the  certificate  of  parents  upon 
such  a  card  as  follows  (see  page  107),  and  this  is  filed  in 
the  attendance  record  of  that  department. 

John's  first  year  is  preliminary  to  the  work  of  the 
primary  department,  and  is  arranged  according  to  the 
methods  of  the  kindergarten.  At  the 
end  of  that  year  he  is  given  a  new 
medal  (Fig.  2),  and  is  promoted.  Two 
more  years  he  spends  in  the  primary 
division. 

At  the  age  of  eight,  after  these  three 
primary  years,  he  enters  the  junior  de- 
partment.    Here  his  name  is  enrolled 
in  a  class-book.     This  book  is  in  paper  covers,  and  bears 
on  the  outside  the  name  of  the  school  and  blank  spaces 
for  the  name  and  address  of  the  teacher  and  the  depart- 

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No 

Name 

Address 

ATTENDANCE 

MONTH 

I 

2 

3 

4 

5 

Jan. 

Feb. 

Mar. 

April 

May 

June 

Baptized 

Enterea 

Left 

July 

Aug. 

Sept. 

Oct. 

Nov. 

Dec. 

merit  and  the  number  of  the  class.     On  the  first  page  ap- 
pears the  following  rules : 

RULES 

1.  Lessons. — No  lesson  can  be  substituted  for  that  assigned 

for  the  day  without  the  express  permission  of  the  super- 
intendent. 

2.  Scholars. — No  scholar  can  be  admitted  to  any  class,  or 

transferred   from   one   class   to   another,  except   by  the 
superintendent  or  secretary  of  the  school. 

Note. — The  wishes  of  teachers  are  always  consulted  as  to 
admissions  or  transfers,  but  the  power  to  admit  or  transfer  is 
reserved  to  the  proper  officers. 

3.  Order. — When   the   superintendent    or  officer   in  charge 

calls  for  order,  all  work  and  talking  in  the  classes  is  to 
be  stopped. 

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4.  Marks: 

Attendance  Lessons  Conduct 

Early 10  Good 10  Good 10 

Late 5  Fair 5  Fair 5 

Very  late ,  .    i  Poor i  Poor i 

Absent  ...    o  No  work.  .   o  Bad o 

Note. — Teachers  are  at  liberty  to  use  all  the  numbers  from 
I  to  10  in  marking  the  scholars. 

N.  B. — Scholars  who   come   to  the  class  after  the    opening 
verse  of  the  processional  hymn  &re  not  to  be  counted  early. 

5.  Class-books. — All  class-books  must  be  left  in  the  school 

on  the  last  Sunday  in  the  month. 

An  outline  of  the  course  of  study  in  the  junior  depart- 
ment occupies  the  next  page.  On  the  third  are  printed 
these  counsels  for  teachers : 


SUGGESTIONS    TO    TEACHERS 

1.  Study  the  Memoranda,  as  to  the  order  of  the  service,  the  organi- 

zation for  parish  work,  etc, 

2.  Marking.  —  Marks  are  kept  as  a  record  of  what  the  scholars 

ACCOMPLISH.  The  teacher  should  therefore  be  careful  to  make 
this  record  of  real  value  by  careful  marking.  But  in  marking 
lessons  and  conduct,  allowance  should  be  make,  according  to 
the  teacher's  discretion,  for  the  natural  ability  and  disposition 
of  each  scholar. 

3  Order. — The  best  way  to  preserve  order  is  to  interest  the  scholars. 
Disorder  may  be  rebuked  or  punished  in  the  teacher's  discretion. 
In  an  extreme  case  a  scholar  may  be  sent  away  for  the  day,  not 
strictly  as  punishment,  but  rather  as  a  measure  of  self-defence 
and  for  the  sake  of  the  rest  of  the  class.  Sparingly  used  this  is 
a  useful  resort.  If  frequently  employed  it  loses  its  good  effect 
and  amounts  to  a  confession  of  weakness. 

4.  Worship,  Hymns,  Responses. — Show  the  scholars  how  to  find 
the  service  for  the  day,  and  try  to  get  them  to  join  in  the 
responses.  Subordinate  your  own  worship  to  teaching  them 
to  worship.  Set  an  example  of  hearty  singing  and  urge  your 
scholars  to  begin  singing  with  the  first  word  of  each  hymn. 

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5.  Visiting. — The  officers  of  the  school  will  aid  you  in  this  as  you 

may  request,  but  it  is  better  for  teachers  to  visit  personally,  if 
possible.  On  application  to  the  secretary,  teachers  desiring  to 
meet  their  scholars  during  the  week  can  obtain  rooms  in  the 
Memorial  House  for  the  purpose. 

6.  Temporal  Needs. — Teachers  should   not  attempt  to   supply  the 

needs  of  families  visited  without  consulting  the  deaconesses,  and 
in  case  of  sickness  reporting  to  the  trained  nurse. 

7.  Bibles  and  Prayer-books. — Every  scholar  should  have  a  Bible 

of  his  own.  They  can  be  purchased  of  the  secretaries.  Testa- 
ments, 3  cents;  Bibles,  5  cents;  Reference  Bibles,  10  cents;  Prayer- 
books  at  various  prices. 

8.  Offerings. — Gradually  bring  the  scholars  to  appreciate  that  giv- 

ing is  an  act  of  worship.  Encourage  systematic  giving.  Al- 
though no  teacher  is  urged  to  give,  those  who  wish  to  do  so  will 
probably  find  it  useful  to  adopt  a  system  for  themselves,  whether 
by  fixing  a  sum  or  making  their  offerings  proportional  to  those 
of  their  classes. 

9.  Correspondence. — Letters  should  be  addressed  either  to  Mr.  H. 

P ,  1 14 Street,  or  to  Dr.  E.  B ,  156 Ave. 

10.  Promotions.  —  Promotions   take   place   the  last  Sunday  in  Oc- 

tober. The  class  teacher  is  the  best  judge  of  who  is  fit  for 
promotion.     Every  teacher,  before  she  gives  up  the  class  in  the 

spring,  will  therefore  give  to  Dr.  E.  B a  list  of  the  scholars 

that  seem  fit  for  promotion,  and  a  list  of  those  that  had  better 
remain  another  year  in  the  grade.  A  teacher  leaving  before  the 
end  of  the  term  should  hand  in  this  list,  as  it  may  not  be  possible 
to  provide  the  class  with  another  regular  teacher. 

There  is  a  page  of  information  for  scholars,  giving  the 
names,  purposes,  and  hours  and  places  of  meeting  of  the 
various  societies  and  week-day  classes. 

When  he  is  entered  on  the  records  of  the  junior  de- 
partment of  the  Sunday-school,  John  Mark  takes  with  him 
a  circular  of  information  for  his  parents.    (See  page  112.) 

The  blank  pages  for  records  follow:  first  for  the 
permanent  record;  then  for  the  statements  week  by 
week. 

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ADMINISTRATION   OF   AN   INSTITUTIONAL   CHURCH 
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Name 

Date  of 
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Junior  Department  Please  keep  tliis  circular  for  reference 


INFORMATION  FOR  PARENTS 


SERVICES 

1.  Sunday-school,  9.30  a.m.,  Every  Sunday. 

2.  Catechism  Service,  3.15  p.m.,  November  to  June. 
Doors  Open  at  3  p.m.  Service  Begins  at  3.15  p.m. 

NOTICE 

The  Junior  department  is  graded.  It  takes  five  years  to  complete 
its  work.  At  the  end  of  each  year  the  children  who  have  done  faithful 
home-work  and  passed  a  good  examination  will  be  promoted.  The 
rest  remain  in  the  same  grade  another  year. 

Children  who  pass  over  ninety  per  cent,  on  their  examination  can 
skip  a  grade. 

Parents  are  requested  to  notify  us  of  cause  of  absence  of  their 
children;  otherwise,  if  their  absence  is  prolonged,  their  places  will 
be  filled. 

RULES 

1.  No  scholar  may  attend  two  Sunday-schools. 

2.  Children  are  expected  to  attend  the  catechism  service,  but  any 
one  will  be  excused  from  this  service  at  the  written  request  of  their 
parents. 

3.  The  catechism  which  is  learned  by  those  attending  this  service 
must  be  learned  at  home  by  those  who  are  excused. 

4.  No  children  are  confirmed  in  the  Junior  department. 

Parents  wishing   an   exception   made    to   this   rule  inust  apply   to 

Dr.  E.   B .  before  the   last  Sunday  in  November.     Scholars  for 

whom  an  exception  is  made  will  have  to  pass  a  special  examination. 

Children  leaving  the  school  are  requested  to  take  letters  of  trrnsfer 
to  the  new  Sunday-school. 

ADDITIONAL    INFORMATION 

Sewing-school.     Saturday,  10  a.m.     November  to  June. 

Trade-school,  505  East  i6th  Street.  Every  evening,  7.30.  Ap- 
ply to  clergyman  in  charge,  7.30  p.m.,  Mondays,  at  Memorial  House. 

Battalion,  Junior  Company.  Boys  from  fourteen  to  sixteen.  Ap- 
ply to  Mr.  C.  C.  H 

Junior  Friendly  Society.  Girls  over  thirteen  years,  Thursday, 
8  p.m.     Girls  under  thirteen  years,  Friday,  3.30  p.m. 

Parish  Library.  Free  to  all.  Sunday,  4  p.m.  Monday,  Wednes- 
day, and  Friday  at  8  p.m. 

King's  Daughters.  Girls  over  twelve  years.  Mondays  at  8  p.m. 
Apply  to  Miss  C.  S 

Mothers'  Meetings.     Thursday,  8  p.m. 

Mothers'  Bible  Class.     Sunday,  3  p.m.     Miss  C.  S in  charge. 


RELIGIOUS   INSTRUCTION   OF  THE   YOUTH 

When  John  Mark  has  gone  regularly  through  the  five 
grades  of  the  junior  department,  he  is  thirteen  years  of 
age.  Then,  upon  examination,  he  is  promoted  to  the 
senior  department.     He  is  given  a  promotion-card : 


Grade. . . .  Class .  .  .  . 

207   EAST  i6tH    street,  NEW  YORK   CITY 


[Sunday-school,  9.30  a.m.,  every  Svinday  in  the  year] 


Present  this  card  at entrance  next 

Sunday  morning,  p.zj  a.tn.,  and  you  will  be  shown 
to  your  class. 

Superintendent. 

Every  member  of  the  Junior  Department  is  expected 

to  attend  tlie  catechism  service  in  the  church  at  j  p.m. 

Dale  0/ Birth.  Baptized?  Father's  uame.  Mother's  name. 

19 —  y'es.      No, 


Now  his  name  is  entered  in  a  new  class-book,  which 
differs  from  the  one  previously  described  in  only  a  few 
details:  chiefly  in  an  arrangement  of  five  blank  spaces 
on  the  cover  for  the  name  and  address  of  John's  teacher 
as  he  changes  from  one  to  another  through  the  five 
grades  of  the  department,  and  he  is  only  marked  present 
or  absent  in  the  senior  department,  not  according  to 
attendance,  lesson,  and  conduct. 

These  being  passed,  John,  at  eighteen,  is  given  an 
engraved  certificate  of  graduation.     (See  page  114.) 

He  may  now  leave  the  school,  or  enter  a  post-graduate 
Bible  class,  or  serve  as  a  teacher  in  the  primary  or  junior 
departments.  A  large  number  of  these  teachers  have 
served  this  apprenticeship. 

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DIOCESE    OF    NEW    YORK 


in  the  city  of  new  york 
[seal  of  church] 

This  certificate  of  Graduation  is  awarded  to 


upon  the  completion  of  the  regular  course  of  Biblical 
instrtiction  in  this  school. 

Dated,  New  York, A.D.  ig. . 


Rector 

Superintendent 


The  general  card-catalogues  contain  the  records  of 
the  school.  One  is  according  to  the  letters  of  the  alpha- 
bet.    (See  page  115.) 

The  other  is  according  to  department,  grade,  and  class, 
as  follows: 


Date 


Grade 


Class 


Name 


Address 


Remarks 


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The  general  attendance,  Sunday  by  Sunday,  is  noted  on 
the  following  card,  which  is  made  out  for  each  department. 
These  cards  are  brought  to  the  secretary  of  the  senior  de- 
partment, who  transcribes  the  figures  in  a  book. 


ATTENDANCE 

Grade 

Teachers 

Scholars 
Male          Female 

Total 

Absent 
Teachers 

Bible  Classes 

Senior  i 

"          2 

3 

4 

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A  transfer  slip  is  given  with  each  promotion  from 
grade  to  grade. 


(transfer  slip) 


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Grade Class.  . . 

Name 

Address 

Year  born Month. 

Baptized 

parents'  names 


TRANSFERRED   TO 

Grade Class 

This  slip  to  be  returned  to  the  secretary  with  the  class-book. 


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The  card  here  shown,  which  he  hands  to  the  secretary 
on  the  evening  of  graduation,  is  used  by  graduates  who 
desire  to  join  post-graduate  courses. 


Graduate's  application  for  membership  hi  classes 
taking  post-graduate  courses. 

The  undersigned  desires  to  be  entered  as  a  member 
of  the  Bible  Class  taught  by 


for  the  school  year  1903-4,  and   pledges self 

to  as  regular  attendance  as  circumstances  will  permit. 

Signature 

Address 

Last  class 

This  application  requires  to  be  renewed  yearly. 


The  foregoing  card  is  mailed  to  him,  with  the  following 
letter  from  the  Rector: 

To  the  Graduate  Members  of  the  Sunday-school  : 

Dear  Friends, — You  have  completed  the  course  in  our 
Sunday-school,  and  received  your  diplomas  as  a  recogni- 
tion of  work  regularly  and  faithfully  done.  You  are  now 
free  to  make  a  choice — you  may  leave  the  school  honorably, 
with  the  best  wishes  of  all  your  friends  here,  or  you  may 
enroll  your  name  year  by  year  in  one  of  the  Bible  classes. 
We  shall  be  glad  to  have  you  remain  and  thus  give  your 
loyal  support  to  St.  George's,  but  we  shall  fully  understand 
your  position  should  you  decide  to  leave  the  Sunday-school 
at  this  time.  Whichever  way  you  choose,  be  sure  that  the 
love  and  interest  which  you  have  earned  here  will  follow 
you  out  into  the  world,  and  nothing  you  may  do  or  become 

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ADMINISTRATION   OF  AN   INSTITUTIONAL  CHURCH 


can  separate  you  from  the  strong  right  hand  of  helpfulness 
which  St.  George's  holds  out  to  all  who  need.     With  a  prayer 
that  God  may  help  you  to  do  the  best  as  you  see  it,  I  am 
Faithfully  your  friend, 


Twice  a  year  a  report  is  presented  to  the  parents  of 
each  child,  covering  attendance,  lessons,  and  conduct 
for  the  past  months. 


Bt  O^^orgp'fi  ^utt&ag-Brliflol 


JUNIOR    DEPARTMENT 


Grade 

Scholar's  name. 
Address. 


Class . 


REPORT  FOR 

Number  of  Sundays  present  early 

Number  of  Sundays  present  late 

Number  of  Sundays  absent 

Lessons 

Conduct 

Examination  mark  (loo  the  highest) 


Term  ending  Term  ending 
February  June 


. .  Class  Teacher. 
Superintendent. 


This  report  must  be  signed  by  parent  and  brought 
back  to  class  teacher  the  following  Sunday. 

February 
June 


Signature  of  Parent. 
Signature  of  Parent. 


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Forms  such  as  these  are  sent  to  teachers  in  whose 
classes  are  reports  of  absent  scholars. 

SENIOR    DEPARTMENT 

M Teacher  of 

Grade Class 

The  following  members  of  your  class  were  absent  two  or 
more  Sundays  during  the  past  month.  Please  secure  some 
response  from  them  by  visiting  or  correspondence,  and  re- 
turn this  report  to  me.  Use  the  other  side  of  this  form  in 
reporting. 


Superintendent. 

NAMES  ADDRESSES 


SENIOR    DEPARTMENT 

M Teacher  of 

Grade Class 

Please  give  below  the  names  and  addresses  of  those  scholars 
whom  you  consider  as  having  left  your  class,  and  return  this 
memorandum  to  me  at  the  close  of  the  school. 

Superintendent. 

NAMES  ADDRESSES 


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ADMINISTRATION   OF   AN   INSTITUTIONAL   CHURCH 


In  case  of  failure  to  pass  an  examination,  or  to  keep 
up  to  the  standard  of  diligence  demanded,  a  statement 
is  mailed  to  the  parents. 


207  EAST   l6Tn  STREET,  NEW  YORK  CITY 


Sunday-school  9.30  a.m.,  every  Sunday  in  the  year 


The  Sunday-school  work  of has 

not  been  such  as  to  entitle  h.  .  .  .  to  promotion.  Please  see 
that  .  .  .  .he  prepares  h.  .  .  .  lesson  every  Sunday  this  year. 

Your  child  is  also  expected  to  attend  the  catechism  ser- 
vice in  the  church  at  3.15  p.m. 


Die  Sonntagsschularbeiten  des 

berechtigen  fhn  nicht  dazu  versetzt  zu  werden.  Bitte, 
achten  Sie  gefl.  darauf  das  er  auf  s^ine  Lection  jeden 
Sonntag  vorbereitet  ist. 

Wir  erwarten,  das  Ihr  Tocher,  dem  Katechismus 
Unterricht  um  3.15   Uhr  Nachmittags  in   der    Kirche 

beiwohnt. 

Superintendent. 


4.  Accounts. 

The  general  expenses  of  the  school  are  met  by  the 
church.  The  school  receives  an  annual  appropriation 
from  the  corporation.  Of  the  disbursement  of  this  ap- 
propriation the  treasurer  of  the  school  keeps  an  account 
which  he  submits  to  the  treasurer  of  the  church. 

The  collections  taken  in  the  school  are  all  for  mission- 
ary purposes.  The  school  is  represented  in  the  Mission- 
ary Society  of  St.  George's,  and  through  this  society  con- 
tributes to  the  missionary  apportionment  of  the  parish. 

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class  offering.     In  the  junior  department  there  is  a  small 
envelope,  of  stiff  manila  paper,  imprinted  as  follows : 


JUNIOR    DEPARTMENT 


OFFERING 


Teacher . 


Grade Class . 


Amount 


In  the  senior  department,  the  envelope  is  3f  x  6  inches 
in  size.  It  is  specially  made  for  this  purpose  by  Raynor 
&  Perkins,  115  William  Street,  New  York  City,  and  can 
be  purchased  from  them.  The  printing,  which  is  here 
shown,  can  be  done  by  a  local  press. 


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The  collections  from  the  various  rooms  are  given  to 
the  secretary  of  the  senior  department,  who  locks  up 
the  money  in  the  church  safe  till  Monday.  On  Monday 
evening  the  secretary  and  one  of  his  assistants  coimt  it, 
dividing  the  coins  by  denomination  and  putting  them 
into  envelopes  marked  with  the  amount.  On  Tuesday 
the  money  is  deposited  with  the  treasurer  of  the  church. 

The  secretary  keeps  a  record  of  the  collections  in  the 
form  shown  on  pages  122  and  123. 

At  the  beginning  of  Lent  the  children  receive  the  usual 
mite  -  boxes  from  the  Church  Missions  House,  for  the 
Easter  offering.  On  Palm  -  Sunday  these  boxes  are 
brought  to  the  class,  where  they  are  opened,  their  con- 
tents counted  by  the  teachers,  and  the  whole  offering  of 
the  class  placed  in  a  stout  envelope.  On  Easter- Day, 
at  the  children's  festival,  when  it  is  time  for  the  offering, 
a  representative  of  each  class  takes  the  class  envelope, 
and  all  march  in  procession  to  the  chancel,  where  the 
envelopes  are  placed  in  the  alms  basin. 


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5.  Services. 

The  services  are  so  arranged  as  to  make  the  children 
familiar  with  the  prayer-book.     They  are  apportioned  to 

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the  different  rooms  in  such  a  manner  that  there  is  a  con- 
tinuous progress  until  the  time  of  graduation.  Every  part 
of  the  Morning  and  Evening  Prayer  and  of  the  Ante- 
Communion  enters  in  order  into  these  services.  In  the 
conduct  of  the  services,  the  scholars  are  frequently  called 
upon  to  repeat  after  the  leader  the  collects  and  other 
portions  which  in  church  are  said  by  the  minister  alone, 
in  order  to  insure  attention  and  understanding.  Also, 
there  are  frequent  explanations  of  the  origin  and  the 
meaning  of  the  service,  and  of  the  way  in  which  the 
worshippers  ought  to  take  part  in  it.  In  Junior  I.  and 
II.,  one  of  the  clergy  takes  the  service;  in  the  senior 
department  the  Rector  takes  the  opening  service,  to 
emphasize  its  importance. 

The  service  in  use  in  the  primary  department  is  in 
print,  and  may  be  had  of  Thomas  Whittaker,  Bible 
House,  New  York  City.  The  Creed  and  the  Lord's 
Prayer  in  this  service  are  set  to  music,  and  all  the  re- 
sponses of  the  school  are  sung.  The  musical  notes  are 
given  in  the  little  paper-covered  book  which  is  entitled 
Our  Own  Service.     The  following  is  the  order: 

Hymn. 

Leader.  Let  us  praise  God  for  another  day. 
School.  Praise  the  Lord  with  gladness. 

L.  Praise  God  for  life,  health,  and  all  the  blessings  He  has 
given  us. 

5.  Praise  the  Lord  with  gladness. 

L.  All  Thy  works  praise  Thee,  O  Lord. 

5.  Praise  the  Lord  with  gladness. 

L.  Every  good  gift  comes  down  from  the  Father. 

S.  Praise  the  Lord,  praise  the  Lord,  praise  the  Lord. 

Hymn. 

L.  We  have  one  Father,  who  is  over  us  all. 

S.  Therefore  let  us  love  one  another. 

L.  All  we  on  earth  are  brothers. 

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S.  Therefore  let  us  love  one  another. 

L.  None  of  us  liveth  to  himself,  and  none  of  us  dieth  to 
himself. 

S,  Therefore  let  us  love  one  another. 

All  together.  The  Creed. 

Hymn.     All  kneeling. 

L.  O  Lord,  keep  us  from  sin  and  danger,  for  Jesus'  sake. 

5.  Send  Thy  blessing.  Lord,  we  pray. 

L.  O  Lord,  give  us  Thy  Holy  Spirit,  for  Jesus'  sake. 

5.  Send  Thy  blessing.  Lord,  we  pray,  let  us  serve  Thee  day  by 
day. 

All  together : 

Father,  of  Thee  three  things  we  pray : 
To  know  Thee  more  clearly. 
To  love  Thee  more  dearly. 
To  follow  m.ore  nearly. 
Every  day. 

The  Lord's  Prayer.  All  sitting  during  the  taking  of  the 
offering. 

L.  All  things  come  of  Thee,  O  Lord,  and  of  Thine  own 
have  we  given  Thee. 

Offertory  hymn.     All  standtng. 

Small  are  the  offerings  we  can  make, 
But  thou  hast  taught  us,  Lord, 
If  given  for  the  Saviour's  sake 
They  lose  not  their  reward. 

Lesson. 

Hymn.     All  together  bow  heads. 

Our  Heavenly  Father,  bless  us  and  keep  us,  now  and  for- 
ever.    Am£n. 

Recessional  march. 

In  the  first  two  stages  of  the  junior  department,  the 
following  is  the  opening  service : 

Processional  Hymn. 

V.  Jesus  said,  "Suffer  the  little  children  to  come  unto  me, 
and  forbid  them  not. 

R.  "For  of  such  is  the  kingdom  of  God." 

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V.  Beloved,  let  us  love  one  another. 

R.  For  love  is  of  God  and  God  is  love. 

V.  The  Lord  be  with  you. 

R.  And  with  thy  spirit. 

(Music,  528) 

1.  Jesus  from  Thy  throne  on  high, 
Far  above  the  bright  blue  sky; 
Look  on  us  with  loving  eye : 

Hear  us,  Holy  Jesus. 

2.  Be  Thou  with  us  every  day. 
In  our  work  and  in  our  play. 
When  we  learn  and  when  we  pray : 

Hear  us.  Holy  Jesus. 

3.  May  we  prize  our  Christian  name. 
May  we  guard  it  free  from  blame. 
Fearing  all  that  causes  shame : 

Hear  us.  Holy  Jesus. 

4.  May  we  grow  from  day  to  day. 
Glad  to  learn  each  holy  way, 
Ever  ready  to  obey: 

Hear  us.  Holy  Jesus. 

5.  Jesus,  whom  we  hope  to  see. 
Calling  us  in  heaven  to  be 
Happy  evermore  with  Thee: 

Hear  us,  Holy  Jesus.     Amen. 
Let  us  pray. 

Our  Father,  who  art  in  heaven :  Hallowed  be  Thy  name. 
Thy  kingdom  come  ;  Thy  will  be  done  on  earth,  As  it  is  in 
Heaven.  Give  us  this  day  our  daily  bread.  And  forgive  us 
our  trespasses,  As  we  forgive  those  who  trespass  against  us. 
And  lead  us  not  into  temptation;  But  deliver  us  from  evil; 
For  thine  is  the  kingdom,  and  the  power,  and  the  glory,  for 
ever  and  ever.     Amen. 

After  shall  be  said  as  foUoweth : 

V.  O  Lord,  open  Thou  our  lips, 
R.  And  our  mouth  shall  show  forth  Thy  praise. 
V.  Glory  be  to  the  Father,  and  to  the  Son,  and  to  the 
Holy  Ghost. 

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R.  As  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now,  and  ever  shall  be, 
world  without  end.     Amen. 
V.  Praise  ye  the  Lord. 
R.  The  Lord's  name  be  praised. 
Psalm  or  Hymn. 

The  Apostles'  Creed. 

I  believe  in  God  the  Father  Almighty,  Maker  of  heaven 
and  earth  : 

And  in  Jesus  Christ  his  only  Son  our  Lord :  Who  was  con- 
ceived by  the  Holy  Ghost,  Bom  of  the  Virgin  Mary  :  Suffered 
under  Pontius  Pilate,  Was  crucified,  dead,  and  buried  :  He 
descended  into  hell  ;  The  third  day  he  rose  again  from  the 
dead  :  He  ascended  into  heaven.  And  sitteth  on  the  right 
hand  of  God  the  Father  Almighty  :  From  thence  he  shall 
come  to  judge  the  quick  and  the  dead. 

I  believe  in  the  Holy  Ghost :  The  Holy  Catholic  Church; 
The  Communion  of  Saints :  The  Forgiveness  of  Sins  :  The 
Resurrection  of  the  body  :    And  the  Life  everlasting.     Amen. 

V.  The  Lord  be  with  you. 

R.  And  with  thy  spirit. 
Let  us  pray. 

V.  O  Lord,  show  Thy  mercy  upon  us, 

R.  And  grant  us  Thy  salvation. 

V.  O  God,  make  clean  our  hearts  within  us, 

R.  And  take  not  Thy  Holy  Spirit  from  us. 

(Use  one  or  more  of  the  following  prayers.) 

O  Lord,  we  give  thanks  unto  Thee,  who  hast  kept  us  dur- 
ing the  night  past  from  all  evils  both  of  body  and  soul;  and 
we  humbly  beseech  Thee  give  us  grace  to  cast  ofE  the  works 
of  darkness,  and  to  walk  as  children  of  the  light.  Preserve 
us  this  day  from  all  sin  and  from  all  perils  and  dangers, 
through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 

In  the  morning,  at  noonday,  and  evening  we  praise  and 
bless  Thee,  0  Lord  of  Love,  and  we  pray  Thee  to  direct  our 
prayers  as  incense  before  Thee.  Preserve  us  this  day  and 
evermore  in  our  lives,  and  bring  us  at  last  to  Thy  heavenly 
kingdom  above,  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 

O  God,  our  Heavenly  Father,  make  us  truly  sorry  for  all 

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the  wrong  things  that  we  have  done;  and  help  us  to  grow 
better  day  by  day.  Keep  us  from  all  meanness  and  selfish- 
ness, and  from  hurting  others  by  word  or  deed,  through  Jesus 
Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 

Almighty  and  everlasting  God,  the  Father  of  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  send  down  upon  us  the  healthful  spirit  of  Thy 
grace.  May  we  never  be  ashamed  to  confess  the  faith  of 
Christ  crucified,  but  manfully  to  fight  under  His  banner  and 
continue  His  faithful  soldiers  and  servants  unto  our  life's  end, 
through  the  same  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amett. 

Thine  is  the  day,  O  Lord,  and  Thine  the  night.  Grant  that 
the  Sun  of  righteousness  may  abide  in  our  hearts  to  drive 
away  the  darkness  of  wicked  thoughts,  through  Jesus  Christ 
our  Lord.     Amen. 

The  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  the  love  of  God, 
and  the  fellowship  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  be  with  us  all  ever- 
more.    Amen. 

Hymn. 

After  the  lesson,  the  school  closes  with  a  hymn,  and 
the  prayer  following : 

Leader.  Lord  of  all  power  and  might,  who  art  the  Author 
and  Giver  of  all  good  things,  graft  in  our  hearts  the  love  of 
Thy  name.  Increase  in  us  true  religion,  nourish  us  with  all 
goodness,  and  of  Thy  great  mercy  keep  us  in  the  same, 
through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 

Leader.  Look,  O  Lord,  in  mercy  upon  all  near  and  dear  to 
us;  upon  all  little  children,  and  especially  those  who  are 
desolate  and  uncared  for. 

Scholars.  Lord,  hear  this  prayer,  for  Christ  our  Saviour's  sake. 

Leader.  O  Father  of  mercies,  look  down  with  pity  upon  all 
who  are  in  trouble,  sickness,  or  sin,  and  guide  their  feet  into 
the  way  of  peace. 

Scholars.  Lord,  hear  this  prayer,  for  Christ  our  Saviour's 
sake.     Amen. 

Leader.  May  the  very  God  of  peace  sanctify  you  wholly,  and 
I  pray  God  your  whole  spirit  and  soul  and  body  be  preserved 
blameless  unto  the  coming  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ.     Ameti. 

1.  Thess.  v.  23. 

Hymn. 

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In  the  last  three  stages  of  the  junior  department, 
changes  are  brought  in,  each  child  having  a  prayer-book. 
The  services  undergo  a  change  each  year,  so  that  at  the 
time  of  promotion  to  the  senior  department  the  scholar 
has  a  fair  knowledge  and  familiarity  with  the  order  of 
Morning  Prayer.  This  shows  a  curriculum  of  service, 
same  as  a  curriculum  of  lessons. 

In  the  senior  department,  the  opening  service  is  shown 
in  the  following  order.  The'  closing  service  consists  of 
the  general  thanksgiving,  the  collect  of  St.  Chrysostom, 
and  "The  Lord  bless  us  and  keep  us." 

SUNDAY-SCHOOL  OF  ST.  GEORGE'S  CHURCH 

OPENING  SERVICE 

The  opening  service  shall  not  take  more  than  fifteen  min- 
utes. To  this  end  the  psalms,  prayers,  and  hymns  may  be 
shortened  at  the  discretion  of  the  leader. 

FIRST    SERVICE 

Processional :  Hymn. 
Sentence. 
Confession. 
Lord's  Prayer. 

V.  O  Lord,  open  thou  our  lips. 
R.  And  our  mouths  shall  show  forth  thy  praise. 
V.  Glory  be  to  the  Father,  and  to  the  Son,  and  to  the 
Holy  Ghost. 

R.  As  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now,  and  ever  shall  be, 
world  ivithout  end.     Amen. 
V.  Praise  ye  the  Lord. 
R.  The  Lord's  name  be  praised. 
Venite 

Psalm  (Short) 
or 
I  Lesson 
I  Jubilate 
Creed 

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V.  The  Lord  be  with  you. 
R.  And  with  thy  spirit. 

Let  us  pray. 
V.  O  Lord,  show  thy  mercy  upon  us. 
R.  And  grant  us  thy  salvation. 
V.  O  Lord,  make  clean  our  hearts  within  us. 
R.  And  take  not  thy  Holy  Spirit  from  us. 
Collects. 
Recessional :  Hymn. 

SECOND    SERVICE 

Processional :  Hymn. 

Sentence. 

V.  The  Lord  be  with  you. 

R.  And  with  thy  spirit. 
Let  us  pray. 

Lord's  Prayer. 

V.  O  Lord,  open  thou  our  lips. 

R.  And  our  mouths  shall  shoiv  forth  thy  praise. 

V.  Glory  be  to  the  Father,  and  to  the  Son,  and  to  the 
Holy  Ghost. 

R.  As  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now,  and  ever  shall  be, 
world  without  end.     Amen. 

V.  Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

R.  The  Lord's  name  he  praised. 

Te  Deum. 

Creed  (may  be  omitted). 

V.  The  Lord  be  with  you. 

R.  And  with  thy  spirit. 
Let  us  pray. 

V.  O  Lord,  show  thy  mercy  upon  us. 

R.  And  grant  us  thy  salvation. 

V.  O  Lord,  make  clean  our  hearts  within  us. 

R.  And  take  not  thy  Holy  Spirit  from  us. 

Collects. 

Recessional :  Hymn. 


THIRD    SERVICE 


Processional  :  Hymn. 

Sentence. 

Confession. 


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Lord's  Prayer. 

V.  O  Lord,  open  thou  our  lips. 

R.  And  our  mouths  shall  show  forth  thy  praise. 

V.  Glory  be  to  the  Father,  and  to  the  Son,  and  to  the 
Holy  Ghost. 

R.  As  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now,  and  ever  shall  be, 
world  without  end.     Amen. 

V.  Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

R.  The  Lord's  name  be  praised. 

Psalm  (short). 

Magnificat  or  Nunc  Dimittis  or  Gloria  in  Excelsis. 

Creed. 

V.  The  Lord  be  with  you. 

R.  And  with  thy  spirit. 
Let  us  pray. 

V.  O  Lord,  make  clean  our  hearts  within  us. 

R.  A  nd  take  not  thy  Holy  Spirit  from  us. 

Collects. 

Recessional :  Hymn. 

FOURTH    SERVICE 

Processional :  Hymn. 

Let  us  pra3^ 
Collect  :    "Almighty  God,  unto  whom  all  hearts  are  open, 
all  desires  known,  and  from  whom  no  secrets  are  hid,"  etc. 
The  Commandments. 
Kyrie. 

Collect  for  the  day. 
Gloria  in  Excelsis. 
Recessional :  Hymn. 

FIFTH    SERVICE 

Processional :  Hymn. 

Let  us  pray. 
Collect :  "Almighty  God,  untowhom  all  hearts  are  open, "etc. 
Hear  what  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  saith. 
Thou  shalt  love  the  Lord,  etc. 
Lord  have  mercy  upon  us. 
Christ  have  mercy  upon  us. 
Lord  have  mercy  upon  us. 

Let  us  pray. 

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O  Almighty  Lord  and  Everlasting  God,  vouchsafe,  we  be- 
seech Thee,  to  direct,  sanctify,  and  govern,  both  our  hearts 
and  bodies,  etc. 

Collect  for  the  day. 
Epistle  (may  be  shortened). 
Announcement  of  Gospel. 
Gloria  Tibi. 

Gospel  (may  be  shortened). 
Nicene  Creed. 
Recessional :  Hymn. 

In  order  that  hymns  may  be  wisely  chosen  and  regu- 
larly taught,  leading  to  the  service  in  the  church,  a 
selection  is  made  and  posted  for  reference.  The  follow- 
ing regulations  accompany  these  lists : 

Hymns  on  list  for  each  grade  are  all  new  to  the  scholars. 

Children  are  supposed  to  know  the  hymns  on  lists  below 
their  present  grade. 

New  hymns  and  tunes  should  be  taught  by  the  church  or- 
ganist, or  one  appointed  by  him,  whenever  possible. 

A  new  hymn  might  be  introduced  in  grades  3,  2,  and  i, 
junior,  every  Sunday. 

A  record  should  be  kept  of  the  hymns  used  each  Sun- 
day. 

Those  in  charge  of  rooms  are  to  choose  the  hymns  to  be 
sung  each  Sunday  from  the  lists  provided.  This  should  be 
done  for  the  month,  in  advance. 

The  purpose  is  to  secure  for  the  child  knowledge  and 
familiarity  with  the  grand  old  hymns  and  tunes  of  the 
church,  which  may  be  useful  to  him  in  after-life.  It  is 
felt  that  it  would  be  unwise  to  teach  the  scholars  hymns 
which  they  are  most  unlikely  to  hear  or  use  later  on. 
This  lesson  has  been  learned  at  the  cost  of  a  great  deal 
of  time  and  effort,  and  it  explains  why  hymns  have  been 
chosen  which  may  seem  imsuitable  for  children  of  such 
tender  years. 

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HYMNS    TO    BE    TAUGHT    AND    USED    IN    GRADE 

PRIMARY 


1 6^  The  Day  is  Past  and  Over 
196    Our  Fathers'  God 
516'  Onward,  Christian  Soldiers 
526    Jesu,  from  Thy  Throne 
534    Jesus,  Tender  Shepherd 
544    There  is  a  Green  Hill 
550    Jesus,  High  in  Glory 


553    There's  a  Friend  for  Little 

Children 
562    I  Think  When  I  Read 
567'  Jesus,  Meek  and  Gentle 
577    In  the  Vineyard 
616    He  Leadeth  Me 


HYMNS    TO    BE    TAUGHT  AND    USED    IN    GRADES 
JUNIOR   I.  AND    II. 


7    The  Day  is  Gently 
82  The  Radiant  Moon 
10'  The  Sun  is  Sinking 
181  All  Praise  to  Thee 
44*  On  Jordan's  Bank 
66'  Brightest  and  Best 
68»  O  One  with  God  the  Father 
Awhile  in  Spirit 
O  Thou  That  Hear'st 
Lord  in  This 
Ride  On 
no*  Come,  Ye  Faithful 
132    Our  Lord  is  Risen  from  the 
Dead 

176  For  All  the  Saints 

177  O  King  of  Saints 

179'  Hark!  the  Sound  of  Holy 

2  53 2  Fling  Out 

265*  Arm  of  the  Lord 

306    Eternal  Father 

313    Lord  of  all  Being 

324'  Joy  to  the  World 


80' 
86 
881 
91 


340*  In  the  Hour 
3682  Alleluia,  Sing 
374*  Crown  Him 

Holy,  Holy,  Holy,  Lord 

O  Paradise 

(Ein  feste  Burg)  A  Tower  of 
Strength 

O  Love  that  Casts 
458^  Praise,  My  Soul 
460'  O  God  of  Abraham 

The  Spacious  Firmament 

Glorious  Things 

The  Church's  One 

Lord  of  Life 

Awake,  My  Soul 
507*  The  Son  of  God 
512*  Rise,  My  Soul 
519^  Saviour  Blessed 
624^  My  God,  I  Thank  Thee 
64  2 2  Tarry  with  Me 
646*  Thro'  the  Day 
678'  There  is  a  Land 


385 
394* 
416 

431 


464 
490' 
491 
496 
503 


HYMNS    TO    BE    TAUGHT    AND    USED    IN    GRADE 
JUNIOR    III. 


12'  Abide  with  Me 

63    Earth  Has  Many  a  Noble 

72»  Not  by  Thy  Mighty  Hand 

109    Welcome,  Happy  Morning 

127    Christ  Our  King 

377'  Come,  Holy  Spirit 


409*  The  Roseate  Hues 
412'  The  King  of  Love 
418    O  God  Our  Help 
432    Love  Divine 
454    Lift  Up  Your  Heads 
522^  On  Our  Way 


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379'  Come,  Gracious  Spirit 
398'  Hark!  Hark  My  Soul 
584*  Go  Labor  On 
1 01    When  I  Survey 
548    God  Almighty,  in  Thy  Tem- 
ple 
284*  O  Word  of  God 
311'  Ancient  of  Days 
336    Rock  of  Ages 
387'  Round  the  Lord 
397    Oh,  What  the  Joy 


538^  All  My  Heart  this  Night 

Saw  You  Never 

There's  a  Friend 

Hushed    Was   the    Evening 
Hymn 

Breast  the  Wave 
504'  My  Soul,  Be  on  Thy  Guard 
610    O  Holy  Saviour 
312'  Christ,  Whose  Glory 
318    Jesus  Came 


542 
568 


656' 


HYMNS    TO    BE    TAUGHT    AND    USED    IN    GRADE 
JUNIOR   IV. 


11'  Sun  of  My  Soul 

13    Softly  Now 

15'  The  Shadows 

17^  Saviour,  Breathe 

48*  Come  Thou,  Long  Expected 

65    As  with  Gladness 

76^  Gracious  Spirit 

79    Forty  Days 

89*  Saviour!  When  in  Dust 
249    O  Zion  Haste 
252    The  Morning  Light 
254    From  Greenland's 
339»  O  Thou  to  Whose 


450'  All  Hail  the  Power 
344'  Nearer,  My  God 
345'  My  Faith  Looks 
359'  In  the  Cross  of  Christ 
363I  O  Lamb  of  God 
386    Holy  Father 

388  Come,  Thou  Almighty  King 

389  Three  in  One 

396    Ten  Thousand  Times 
402'  Jerusalem,  My  Happy 
533    Come,  Praise  Your  Lord 
540    Once  in  Royal  David's  City 
545^  Golden  Harps 


HYMNS  TO  BE  TAUGHT  AND  USED  IN  GRADE 
JUNIOR  V. 


73*  Alleluia!   Songs  of 
130    Look,  Ye  Saints 

Jesus  Calls  Us 

God  of  Our  Fathers 

O  God  of  Love 

Watchman,  Tell  Us 
335*  Jesus,  Lover 
3  83    Holy,  Holy,  Holy !  Lord  God 

58    O  Little  Town 
403*  O  Mother  Dear 
433'  How  Sweet  the  Name 


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194 
199I 

331 


434    Jesu,  the  Very  Thought 
444^  O  Saviour,  Precious  Saviour 
452'  Children  of  the  Heavenly 
4 661  No^^,  Thank  We  All 
506^  Oft  in  Danger 
531^  Jesus,  King  of  Glory 
535'  Now  the  Day  is  Over 
558    When,  His  Salvation 

582  Stand  Up 

583  Work,  for  the  Night 
602    I  Need  Thee 


6.  Lessons. 

The  lessons  are  arranged  according  to  the  age  and 
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understanding  of  the  learners.  A  scholar,  on  entering 
the  school,  is  put  in  a  class  with  others  of  the  same 
standing  in  the  public  school.  After  that  he  works  his 
way  through.  If  the  work  of  the  winter  warrants  the 
belief  that  he  can  take  a  somewhat  harder  course,  he  is 
promoted  on  the  recommendation  of  his  teacher.  He  is 
marked  according  to  the  effort  made  rather  than  accord- 
ing to  the  results.  Promotion  is  the  only  reward  given 
in  the  school. 

The  following  conspectus  shows  the  course  of  study. 
Lesson-books  for  this  course  may  be  had  on  application 
to  the  Sunday-school  Commission  of  the  Diocese  of  New 
York,  at  29  Lafayette  Place,  New  York  City.  These  les- 
sons have  been  prepared  by  a  committee  of  experienced 
Sunday-school  workers,  assisted  by  an  eminent  specialist 
in  pedagogics.  The  plan  is  to  have  all  scholars  over  nine 
years  of  age  systematically  write  answers  to  a  series  of 
questions  on  the  lesson  for  the  day.  In  order  to  answer 
these  questions,  it  is  necessary  to  read  extended  passages 
of  the  Bible.  The  replies  thus  sought  are  commonly  in 
regard  to  matters  of  fact,  the  theological  and  ethical  ex- 
planations and  applications  being  left  to  the  teacher. 

CURRICULUM 
THE    BIBLE 

Kindergarten — Ages,  3-6  years 
Lessons  arranged  by  teacher. 

Primary— Ages,  6-8  years 

Bible  stories  from  Old  and  New  Testament;  arranged  in 
groups  to  illustrate  certain  ethical  principles. 

Junior 
Grade  5 — Old  Testament  stories  to  time  of  Saul. — Ages,  8-9 
years. 

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Grade  .\ — Old  Testament   stories   from   time  of  Saul. — Ages, 

g-  lo  years. 
Grade  3 — Life  of  Jesus  (events  and  acts),  written  answers. — 

Ages,  10- 1 1  years. 
Grade  2 — Teachings  of  Jesus  (parables,  etc.),  written  answers. 

• — -Ages,  11-12  years. 
Grade  i — Lessons  on  Acts,  written  answers. — Ages,  1 2-1 3  years. 

Senior 

Senior  5 — Old  Testament  biographies. — Ages,  13-14  years. 
Senior  4 — Life  of  Jesus. — Ages,  14-15  years. 
Senior  3 — Teachings  of  Jesus. — Ages,  15-16  years. 
Senior  2 — Paul. — Ages,  16-17  years. 

Senior  1 — Church  history:    Christ  the  Main  Factor  in  Modern 
Civilization. — Ages,  17-18  years. 

Bible  Class — Ages,  18  and  over 
Special  subjects. 

THE    PRAYER-BOOK 

Junior  Grade — Ages,  10  years  and  over 

Every  Sunday  in  the  year,  fifteen  minutes  on  Morning 
Prayer,  with  prayer-books  (the  clergy). 

Senior 

Every  Sunday  morning.  Instruction  in  worship  in  all  the 
services  of  the  church  (the  Rector  or  his  assistant). 

Catechism 

Children — Ages,  8-14  years 

Are  taught  at  the  catechism  service  every  Sunday  afternoon, 
except  during  the  summer  months. 

Children — Ages,  14  years  and  over 

Catechism  classes  are  held  on  Sunday  afternoons  for  two 
months  before  the  formation  of  the  Confirmation  classes.  A 
certificate  of  knowledge  of  the  catechism  is  necessary  to  ob- 
tain admittance  to  the  Confirmation  classes. 

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Communicants 

Communicants'  classes  for  instruction  on  the  Holy  Com- 
munion are  held  on  Wednesday  night  before  the  first  Sunday 
in  the  month. 

Special  Subjects  of  Instruction 
Such  subjects  as  lives  of  great  men,  of  missionaries,  church 
leaders,  church  history,  hymnology,  books  of  the  Bible,  etc., 
etc.,  are  taken  up  in  ths  summer  for  five  months,  and  lectures 
given  by  some  of  the  teachers  from  the  platform. 

As  a  result  of  this  grading  of  the  school,  there  has  been 
developed  a  natural  class  organization.  Each  class  has 
a  president,  vice-president,  secretary,  and  historian,  and 
holds  its  commencement  exercises  in  the  Parish  House. 
At  these  exercises  each  graduate  is  presented  by  the 
Rector  with  a  certificate.  A  list  is  printed  of  the  names 
of  the  class,  and  is  given  to  each  member.  Commonly 
the  class  is  photographed,  with  the  Rector,  the  staff,  and 
the  officers  of  the  school.  Thus  the  instruction  of  the 
school  has  a  definite  ending  as  well  as  a  definite  beginning. 

After  graduation,  all  are  free  to  leave.  Some  leave, 
some  remain  to  teach,  some  join  classes  for  post-gradu- 
ate study,  A  radical  change  is  made  in  the  theme  and 
method  of  these  classes  from  the  undergraduate  courses. 
These  students  take  up  Church  history,  comparative  re- 
ligion, Christian  biography,  modem  problems.  Sometimes 
a  group  of  young  people  spend  a  winter  in  the  reading 
and  discussion  of  a  recent  book. 

7.  Teachers. 

The  teachers  are  chosen  rather  for  their  personality 
than  for  their  technical  skill.  The  purpose  is  to  secure 
men  and  women  of  good  judgment,  of  strong  character, 
who  are  interested  in  human  beings,  and  whose  example 

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will  be  as  effective  as  their  precept.  They  are  commonly 
communicants,  though  the  rule  is  not  an  invariable  one. 
Occasionally  it  seems  wise  to  enlist  upon  the  staff  of 
teachers  an  earnest  man  or  woman  who  is  not  at  the 
moment  a  communicant. 

Each  teacher  is  responsible  for  a  small  group  of  chil- 
dren, usually  ten.  These  children  are  to  be  kept  in  place, 
Sunday  after  Sunday,  regularly  and  punctually.  The 
initial  duty  of  the  teacher  is  to  get  a  good  hold  of  their 
respect  and  affection,  and  keep  it.  In  some  of  the  de- 
partments the  teachers  are  required  to  visit  the  scholars 
in  their  homes;  and  in  all  departments  the  value  and 
importance  of  such  visitation  is  emphasized. 

The  teachers  meet  for  a  study  of  the  lesson;  though 
where  a  teacher  has  been  for  several  years  giving  instruc- 
tion in  the  same  course,  this  is  not  a  required  exercise. 
Twice  in  the  year  there  is  a  teachers'  conference.  The 
first  conference  is  held  at  the  beginning  of  the  winter's 
work,  when  the  Rector  invites  an  eminent  scholar  to 
address  the  meeting  upon  some  large  aspect  of  religious 
education.  The  second  conference  occurs  in  the  middle 
of  the  winter,  and  is  a  practical  and  definite  discussion 
of  the  immediate  problems  by  the  officers  and  teachers, 
with  a  summing  up  by  the  Rector.  At  each  of  these 
conferences  a  supper  is  served.  Thus  the  teachers  are 
brought  into  better  acquaintance,  and  the  spirit  of  the 
school  is  maintained. 

Certain  teachers  from  each  department,  together  with 
the  clergy,  the  deaconesses,  and  the  school  officers,  com- 
pose a  council.  All  matters  affecting  the  welfare  of  the 
school  are  considered  by  the  council.  Changes  of  organi- 
zation, plans  of  lessons,  orders  of  service,  selections  of 
hymns,  and  other  such  arrangements  are  within  its 
province.     The  council  is  advisory,  not  legislative;   sub- 

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ADMINISTRATION    OF    AN    INSTITUTIONAL   CHURCH 

mitting  all  its  recommendations  to  the  Rector.  Thus  the 
traditions  of  the  school  are  continued.  A  new  superin- 
tendent, a  new  member  of  the  clerical  staff,  finds  here  a 
group  of  persons  by  whom  the  whole  conduct  of  the 
school  is  intelligently  understood.  No  experiments  have 
to  be  made  twice.  Nothing  is  changed  without  the 
careful  consideration  of  responsible  and  representative 
teachers. 

A  blank  such  as  follows  is  used  to  summon  the  mem- 
bers of  the  council  and  to  inform  them  as  to  the  business 
of  the  meeting. 


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cil will  be  held  in  the  office  of  the  secretary  of  the 

school,  on evening, 

at  eight  o'clock.     Please  come  prepared  to  discuss 


Superintendent. 


Secretary. 


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The  plan  of  the  school-room,  shown  on  the  preceding 
page,  indicates  the  division  of  classes.  Each  class  has  one 
long  bench  and  two  short  ones,  and  a  seat  for  the  teacher. 
The  teacher  faces  the  long  bench,  and  has  the  short  ones 
on  either  hand.  When  it  is  desired  to  use  the  room  for 
other  purposes,  the  two  short  benches  and  teacher's 
chair  put  together  are  just  the  length  of  the  long  one, 
making  convenient  rows  of  seats.  By  means  of  remov- 
able standards  and  rods,  each  class  is  curtained  off  by 
itself  during  the  lesson.  The  primary  department  and 
the  lowest  grade  of  the  junior  department  have  their 
own  rooms.  There  they  are  divided,  indeed,  into  classes, 
but  the  function  of  the  teacher  is  mainly  to  keep  order. 
The  teaching  is  done  from  the  platforms. 

The  following  minutes  of  an  annual  Teachers'  confer- 
ence give  a  good  idea  of  the  spirit  and  of  the  method  of 
the  teachers.  The  teachers  were  summoned  by  the  fol- 
lowing invitation: 

The  teachers  and  officers  of  the  Sunday-school  are  in- 
vited to  the  last  conference  of  the  season  on  Wednesday, 
March  yth,  at  8  p.m.  The  evening  will  he  spent  in  dis- 
cussing Sunday-school  problems,  in  which  discussion  every 
teacher  is  invited  to  take  part. 

Early  notice  of  the  date  of  this  meeting  is  given  to  enable 
teachers  to  keep  this  particular  evening  free  from  all  other 
engagements. 


Refreshments.  Superintendent. 

Note. — When  the  scholar  comes  up  from  the  junior  department, 
he  is  put  in  Senior  V.,  which  is  in  the  south  gallery,  apart  from  the 
main  floor.  After  he  has  passed  a  year  there  he  is  moved  down- 
stairs to  Senior  IV.,  and  on  that  floor  each  grade  moves  back,  keep- 
ing the  younger  scholars  in  front. 

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The  meeting  was  opened  by  the  Rector  with  a  hymn 
and  a  prayer.  Then  the  meeting  was  conducted  by  the 
superintendent  as  follows : 

He  called  upon  the  teachers  of  the  various  grades  to 
describe  their  way  of  teaching  the  scholar,  beginning 
with  the  child  four  years  old  entering  the  kindergarten, 
passing  through  the  twelve  grades,  and  thus  to  gradua- 
tion. 

Miss  M explained  her  work  in  the  kindergarten 

and  primary  department  as  follows : 

We  teach  only  the  Bible  in  the  primary  grades.  It  is 
taught  in  story  form  in  both  primary  and  kindergarten 
classes,  and  there  is  no  home  study  required  of  the 
children.  The  only  memory  work  we  ask  of  them  is  to 
learn  their  hymns.  In  order  that  a  grown  person  may 
gauge  the  difficulties  of  a  tiny  child  in  the  way  of  learn- 
ing, it  is  not  only  necessary  to  try  to  see  things  with  the 
child's  eyes,  but  you  should  sit  on  the  floor  awhile  and 
watch  the  passing  show  from  an  elevation  of  three  feet. 
The  teacher  looks  very  big  and  busy  to  the  kindergar- 
ten baby  of  four  years  old  until  she  sits  down  on  one 
of  the  little  chairs  beside  him.  Then  he  can  see  her  face 
well;  and  a  little  child  learns  more  from  the  face  than 
from  any  words,  for  words  are  very  big  things  at  four 
years  old  and  have  to  be  explained.  So  much  explana- 
tion and  practice  in  pronunciation  is  necessary  that  it  is 
with  difficulty  he  learns  to  sing  a  few  hymns  and  to  say 
"Our  Father."  He  does  not  know  quite  what  it  all 
means,  but  he  associates  it  with  the  pictures  his  teacher 
gives  him  to  paste  in  his  scrap-book.  The  teacher  tells 
in  easy  words  the  subject  of  the  picture,  and  the  child 
points  out  the  objects  she  asks  about.  It  is  easier  for 
him  than  to  find  words  to    answer.      In    this  way  he 

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takes  his  part  in  the  story;  but  as  soon  as  he  begins  to 
know  enough  to  be  a  help  in  the  class  to  the  teacher,  it 
is  time  to  promote  him,  so  he  comes  into  the  primary 
class.  Here  the  work  is  very  much  the  same,  only  the 
stories  are  longer  and  harder,  and  there  are  more  hymns 
to  be  learned.  He  has  to  take  his  own  part  in  the  story- 
telling here,  for  the  method  is  by  question  and  answer. 
Questions  of  home  or  natural  surroundings  that  the 
child  can  answer  and  that  bear  on  the  topic  are  asked 
him  till  the  climax  of  the  story  is  reached,  when  he  finds 
that  he  has  told  a  good  deal  of  it  himself. 

From  the  primary  department  the  child  goes  to  the 
junior  department.     The  superintendent  called  on  Miss 

H ,  representing  two  grades,  V.  and  IV,  to  tell  what 

is  taught  in  these  two  grades : 

Junior  V,  and  IV.  are  preparatory  for  the  higher  jun- 
ior grades,  where  written  work  is  done.  The  children 
come  with  some  knowledge  of  Bible  stories,  but  in  this 
course  they  learn  the  use  of  the  Bible  for  study  and 
reference.  The  books  used  are  Stones  in  the  Old  Testa- 
ment, First  Year  and  Second  Year,  and  the  lesson  con- 
sists of  a  Golden  Text,  review  questions  on  the  lesson  of 
the  previous  Sunday,  and  a  Bible  story  told  by  the 
teacher.  Written  work  is  not  required,  and  no  mark  is 
given  for  it  in  the  class  roll-book;  but  as  a  matter  of  fact, 
many  of  the  children  do  it,  receiving  more  or  less  help 
from  their  home  people.  Immediately  after  the  opening 
exercises  the  teacher  hears  the  class  recite  the  Golden 
Text,  asks  the  review  questions,  and  then  in  the  most 
graphic  manner  possible  tells  the  story  for  the  day. 
The  children  then  tell  it,  either  all  speaking  together,  or 
one  taking  it  up  where  another  leaves  off,  until  they  are 
quite  familiar  with  it.     In  preparation  for  the  mid-year 

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examination,  there  is  a  review  of  all  the  stories  learned 
in  the  half-year,  told  in  turn  by  the  teachers  of  the  room, 
illustrated  by  stereopticon  pictures.  A  similar  review 
will  be  given  for  the  spring  examination.  Special  drill 
in  the  practice  of  finding  references  in  the  Bible  is  given 
during  the  school  year  in  Junior  V.  and  IV. 

The  superintendent  stated  that  next  in  the  curriculum 
come  the  lessons  on  the  "Life  of  Jesus,"  for  Junior  III., 
II.,  and  I.  These  lessons  treat  of  the  words  and  acts  of 
Jesus,  followed  in  the  fourth  year  by  "Christian  Ethics," 
and  in  the  fifth  year  by  the  course  on  "  The  Early  Church," 
a  simple  history  of  the  Acts  of  the  Apostles. 

He  then  called  upon  Mrs.  H to  report  on  Junior 

III.,  II.,  and  I. 

The  children  have  now  reached  the  age  when  they 
can  think  and  act  for  themselves,  past  the  age  of  picture- 
books  and  toys,  thinking  of  becoming  soldiers  or  sailors 
— in  fact,  anything  that  has  life  or  action.  Their  imagi- 
nation needs  to  be  directed.  When  they  do  their  home- 
work, a  test — which  consists  of  memorizing  the  Golden 
Text,  ten  review  questions  and  written  answers — is  made. 
By  this  method  the  teacher  soon  learns  the  result  of  her 
labor.  But  to  the  teacher  the  lesson  is  not  all ;  she  gives 
to  the  children  the  very  best  that  is  in  her,  gaining  their 
confidence  by  her  earnestness,  .and  in  this  way  she  gets 
back  more  than  she  gives. 

The  secretary  of  the  junior  department  then  rej)orted 
as  follows: 

I  have  only  one  word  to  add,  and  that  is  on  the  ne- 
cessity of  every  teacher  keeping  up  the  standard  of  the 
school.  We  are  all  only  too  ready  to  lower  our  standards, 
and  where  a  teacher  has  rested  content  with  careless  and 

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slovenly  work  on  the  part  of  a  scholar,  marked  it  perfect, 
and  recommended  the  scholar  for  promotion,  it  is  almost 
an  impossibility  for  the  teacher  of  the  next  grade  to  get 
the  scholar  to  aim  for  a  better  standard  of  work.  In  a 
graded  school  there  is  also  another  reason  for  insisting  on 
as  good  work  as  the  scholar,  is  capable  of  doing.  Each 
year's  work  is  not  isolated  from  the  work  of  the  previous 
and  subsequent  years,  but  just  part  of  one  definite  plan, 
and  weak  work  in  one  year  will  result  in  poor  work  years 
afterwards,  when  the  advanced  work  on  the  same  subject 
is  taken  up. 

The  superintendent  said : 

You  have  seen  a  child  taken  at  four  years  of  age,  and 
watched  the  progress  of  teaching,  from  the  primary 
department  to  the  junior  department,  with  its  various 
grades.  The  child  is  now  between  thirteen  and  fourteen 
years  of  age,  and  ready  to  be  promoted  to  the  senior 
department.  Upon  the  faithfulness  of  the  work  done  in 
these  years  by  the  teachers  of  the  junior  department 
depends  much  of  the  success  of  the  teachers  in  the 
senior  department.  Upon  the  insistence  and  persistence 
of  the  teachers  in  Junior  III.,  where  the  first  written 
home-work  is  required,  and  the  habits  then  formed,  de- 
pends the  effectiveness  of  the  work  in  the  two  following 
years.  Now,  when  we  come  to  the  senior  department, 
the  problems  confronting  the  school  become  more  com- 
plicated. The  scholars  consider  themselves  no  longer 
children,  not  even  at  the  age  of  fourteen.  Most  of  them 
are  working.  The  habit  to  study,  gained  in  the  public 
school,  is  soon  lost,  and  the  Sunday-school  is  the  next 
thing  they  wish  to  give  up.  The  Bible  has  been  opened 
at  the  beginning  of  each  year  for  five  years,  and  a  sense 
of  weariness  in  relation  to  it  is  beginning  to  be  felt.     In 

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short,  the  scholar  is  tired  of  the  programme.  This  ne- 
cessitates sharp  contrasts  being  made  between  the  junior 
department  and  senior  department — the  sharper  the  bet- 
ter. We  shall  now  consider  what  is  being  done  in  the 
senior  department,  and  possibly  what  may  be  done  in 
the  future  in  the  way  of  mending  what  is  clearly  evident, 
a  condition  known  to  the  superintendent  but  not  likely 
to  be  realized  by  the  teacher.  Before  hearing  the  reports, 
I  will  say  that  the  courses  of  instruction  provided  are 
built  upon  what  has  gone  before.  Senior  V.,  "  Old  Testa- 
ment History,"  deals  with  the  great  names  and  charac- 
ters told  about  in  story  in  Junior  IV.  and  III.  Senior 
IV.,  studying  the  "Life  of  Jesus"  (senior  text-book),  has 
as  a  basis  what  has  been  taught  several  years  before  in 
Junior  III. ;  the  following  year  the  teachings  of  Jesus, 
founded  on  these  three  previous  courses  on  the  Gospels. 
So  it  is  with  the  course  on  "St.  Paul,"  a  broader  treat- 
ment than  that  of  the  "Early  Church."  All  of  which 
goes  to  show  the  effort  made  to  build  on  what  has  gone 
before,  and  save  time  and  effort  and  wear  and  tear  on 
teachers. 

Mr.  H will  make  his  report. 

At  what  age  should  boys  be  made  to  figure  out  things 
for  themselves?  This  is  a  question  which  has  been  in 
my  mind  for  some  time,  and  which  I  have  solved  as  far 
as  it  concerns  my  class.  They  are  now  at  that  age.  They 
are  fourteen.  In  the  last  year  their  judgment  seems  to 
have  matured  greatly.  An  individual  desire  to  take  part 
in  each  lesson  has  manifested  itself.  We  devote  about 
half  of  our  time  to  the  lesson.  The  balance  of  the  time 
is  used  in  having  each  boy  give  some  experience  or  talk 
about  some  beneficial  subject  which  has  been  given  him 
to  think  over  the  Sunday  before.     His  subject  he  always 

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studies  over,  for  he  knows  he  can  count  on  no  one  to 
help  him,  but  must  know  it  himself.  We  now  and  then 
read,  study,  and  memorize  certain  proverbs.  The  minute 
a  boy  feels  that  he  is  a  part  of  the  class  and  that  he  is 
responsible  for  part  of  the  morning's  programme,  he  re- 
sponds. 

Remarks  by  the  superintendent : 

We  must  now  consider  the  scholar  having  done  five 
years  of  work  in  the  senior  department,  passed  the 
courses  of  study  provided  by  the  curriculum,  and  that 
he  has  graduated.  It  is  necessary  for  us  now  to  demon- 
strate what  occurs  at  this  period.  The  scholar  has  re- 
ceived an  honorable  discharge,  same  as  a  college  gradu- 
ate. Does  he  drop  us  ?  No.  What  follows  ?  I  shall  call 
upon  the  teachers  of  the  Bible  classes,  or  post-graduate 
classes,  to  state  what  they  are  doing,  and  I  would  com- 
mend to  the  attention  of  the  teachers  whose  classes 
graduate  in  May  next.  Not  five  per  cent,  of  the  class 
will  discontinue  active  membership  in  the  school;  they 
are  all  too  interested  and  will  wish  to  continue.  There 
are  ten  classes,  of  about  one  hundred  and  fifty  scholars. 
What  are  you  going  to  do  after  graduation?  What 
course  of  study  are  you  going  to  adopt  ?  You  will 
perhaps  ask  the  Rector  to  tell  you  or  provide  a  course. 
I  don't  believe  he  will.  He  will  say  to  you,  you  better 
decide  this  for  yourselves,  in  consultation  with  your 
scholars.  He  will  be  glad  to  confer  and  counsel  with 
you,  but  you  must  be  provided  with  alternatives.  You 
will  have  to  determine  this  in  the  next  three  months, 
before  we  break  up  for  the  summer;  hence  your  inter- 
est in  what  follows, 

Mr.  W thereupon  reported ; 

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My  boys  range  from  seventeen  to  nineteen  years  of 
age,  and  vary  greatl}^  in  natural  capacity  and  education. 
The  difficulty,  obviously,  is  to  find  a  common  ground 
of  interest.  Our  text-book  is  The  Teachings  of  Jesus. 
The  majority  of  our  class  took  offence  at  the  simplicity 
of  the  questions ;  refused  to  write  down  obvious  answers, 
or  do  oral  work  of  the  same  character.  In  consequence 
we  have  used  the  lesson  passages  as  a  background,  and 
I  have  tried  to  make  the  class  do  some  thinking  for 
themselves.  The  Gospel  narrative  and  its  application 
to  present-day  living,  its  relation  to  modern  life,  what 
working-rules  of  conduct  can  be  drawn  from  the  lesson 
incidents,  are  discussed,  leading  often  to  astonishing  dif- 
ference in  point  of  view,  but  usually  to  awakened  inter- 
est and  some  enthusiasm.  Taking  Christianity  as  some- 
thing for  individual  investigation,  as  a  new  thing  and 
not  as  a  matter  of  course,  the  boys  ask  questions  for 
themselves.  Some  of  them  do  outside  reading.  Christ's 
attitude  towards  work,  wealth,  sin,  His  life  and  its  ap- 
plication to  theirs;  numerous  questions  of  this  nature 
are  suggested  by  the  lesson  passages  to  the  boys  them- 
selves. An  incident  in  the  lesson  passage,  if  given  in 
another  Gospel,  is  looked  up,  not  infrequently  outside 
the  class,  and  commented  upon.  My  own  work  is  little 
enough,  beyond  explanations  of  local  manners,  customs, 
and  historical  points,  to  make  the  Judaic  setting  less 
strange.  Practically,  the  boys  run  the  class,  think  and 
work  for  themselves.  The  result,  while  always  crude, 
is  not  always  wholly  unsatisfactory. 

Miss  T ,  who  has  a  class  of  girls  of  eighteen  to 

nineteen  years  of  age,  reported : 

When  the  time  came  to  choose  a  course  of  study  for 
my  Bible  class  this  year,  I  found  that  the  girls  wanted 

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something  new.  They  had  been  over  the  estabUshed 
courses  until  they  were  tired  of  them.  At  the  same  time 
they  professed  and  manifested  an  unHmited  ignorance  of 
the  Old  Testament,  and  said  that  they  would  like  some 
sort  of  course  to  relieve  that  condition.  I  therefore  sug- 
gested a  study  of  the  prophetical  literature,  beginning 
with  the  writing  prophets. 

We  began  the  year  with  Amos,  and  different  girls 
prepared  papers  on  his  life,  the  historical  situation  of 
his  time,  and  different  aspects  of  his  teaching,  using,  as 
reference  works,  Kent's  History  of  the  Hebrew  People 
and  George  Adam  Smith's  Book  of  tlie  Twelve  Prophets. 
Passages  from  the  book  of  Amos  were  memorized,  and 
while  we  did  not  attempt  any  exhaustive  study  of  the 
text  itself,  at  the  same  time  I  think  it  is  safe  to  say 
that  most  of  our  girls  have  a  fairly  definite  idea  of  who 
Amos  was,  and  what  he  tried  to  teach.  In  much  the 
same  way  we  studied  Hosea,  and  are  now  starting 
out  on  Isaiah,  which  will  probably  last  us  the  rest  of 
the  year. 

Miss   U ,  teacher  of  a  class  of  young  men  who 

graduated  under  her  instruction  last  year,  spoke  as 
follows : 

We  decided  in  my  class  this  year  to  take  up  "The 
Life  of  Jesus,"  as  illustrated  by  men  of  modern  times. 
After  canvassing  various  names,  we  decided  to  start  with 
the  life  of  Abraham  Lincoln.  It  was  hard  at  first  to 
get  the  boys  to  write  papers  and  read  them.  My  class, 
which  I  had  had  five  years,  had  been  added  to  by  another 
class,  and  as  I  did  not  know  these  boys  as  well,  it  made 
the  work  more  difficult.  We  also  were  hampered  by  not 
having  a  room  to  ourselves.  All  the  boys  are  working, 
and  many  of  them  have  had  night-work,  and  some  go  to 

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night-school,  so  they  have  little  time  to  write.  We  have 
prepared  a  scrap-book  on  the  life  of  Abraham  Lincoln. 
We  divided  it  into  the  "Boyhood,"  "Youth,"  "Life  as 
a  Lawyer,"  etc.  Under  each  head  we  have  the  "events" 
and  "character."  We  had  several  papers  written  by  the 
boys  on  the  different  periods  of  Lincoln's  life,  and  views 
as  to  his  character.  The  names  of  those  who  write  papers 
are  put  on  the  first  page  of  the  scrap-book  as  "authors." 
The  Sundays  when  we  had  no  papers,  we  read  aloud 
from  a  life  of  Lincoln,  and  some  boy  acted  as  "reporter," 
writing  in  the  book  the  gist  of  what  was  said.  We  also 
discussed  the  different  views  of  his  character,  etc.  Besides 
this,  the  boys  brought  anything  of  interest  they  could 
find  in  the  way  of  articles  in  papers  and  magazines,  and 
pictures.  All  of  these  were  pasted  in  the  book  in  the 
class.  We  were  fortunate  this  year,  as  there  was  an 
unusual  interest  in  his  life,  in  the  way  of  articles,  etc. 
February  nth,  the  Sunday  before  Lincoln's  birthday, 
we  made  a  special  effort. 

Miss  Y ,  having  a  class  of  young  men  of  twenty  to 

twenty-five  years,  reported: 

The  work  that  I  have  been  doing  in  my  Bible  class  of 
young  men  this  winter  has  been  a  simple  course  in 
Christian  ethics — an  attempt  to  apply  the  principles  of 
Jesus  to  the  problems  of  modern  daily  life.  We  have 
had  very  animated,  and,  I  trust,  fruitful  discussions  on 
such  topics  as,  "If  you  had  a  million  dollars  to  spend  on 
the  moral  and  social  betterment  of  New  York,  how  would 
you  use  it  ?"  "  What  are  some  of  the  ideas  at  the  root  of 
our  civilization?"  etc.  I  have  been  able  to  find  no  very 
satisfactory  text-books  on  these  or  kindred  subjects,  but 
have  in  each  case  used  the  parables  or  other  teachings  of 
Jesus  as  the  basis  of  our  very  informal  discussions. 

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Mrs.  S ,  who  has  a  class  of  twenty-five  young  men, 

whose  ages  range  from  nineteen  to  twenty-seven  years, 
reported : 

About  three  years  ago  an  experiment,  founded  on  the 
need  of  an  advanced  or  post-graduate  course,  was  in- 
augurated by  Bible  Class  IX.  The  young  men  of  the 
class,  after  spending  many  years  in  the  study  of  the  Old 
and  New  Testaments,  decided  it  would  be  well  to  learn 
something  of  the  lives  and  characters  of  men  of  modern 
times  who  were  imbued  with  the  spirit  which  was  in 
Jesus,  and  in  that  spirit  acknowledged  Him  as  Lord  and 
Master.  Accordingly,  they  took  up  Livingstone,  Robert 
Morrison,  and  Henry  Drummond,  including  all  the  lat- 
ter's  essays.  This  class  was  run  entirely  by  the  members, 
the  teacher,  or  leader,  acting  merely  as  chairman.  Each 
Sunday  one  or  two  of  the  young  men  were  responsible 
for  the  lesson,  and  the  results  have  far  exceeded  our 
expectations.  Young  men  who  had  never  before  written 
a  paper  or  spoken  in  public,  now  write  interesting  essays, 
and  have  become  self-possessed  speakers.  One  of  the  chief 
inspirations  for  our  work  was  the  hope  that  we  might 
evolve  something  not  only  for  our  own  edification,  but 
which  might  prove  of  value  to  the  Sunday-school.  We 
now  have  three  courses  of  study  mapped  out,  and  are 
prepared,  with  the  other  Bible  classes,  to  give  a  reason 
for  the  faith  that  is  in  us. 

The  superintendent  said: 

The  next  subject  is  the  class  organizations  in  the 
senior  department.  Although  these  have  been  inaugu- 
rated now  for  three  years,  there  are  many  teachers  who 
cannot  quite  understand  their  purpose.  Some  even  look 
askance  at  this,  some  are  ready  to  condemn,  but  by  far 
the  larger  number,  especially  those  whose  classes  organ- 

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ized  themselves  three  years  ago,  graduating  in  1906,  and 
also  the  teachers  of  1907,  the  next  largest  organized,  are 
unanimous  in  commending  them. 

Class  Organizations  were  then  discussed.  The  chair- 
man quoted  from  the  St.  George's  Herald: 

Every  class  has  its  officers,  which  they  elect  themselves. 
The  teachers,  of  course,  are  in  evidence,  to  the  degree  of 
directing  and  advising  when  necessary.  The  benefit  that 
will  accrue  from  this  plan  of  systemized  organization  can  be 
readily  perceived.  In  the  first  place,  the  fundamental  prin- 
ciple of  the  idea  is  to  bring  the  scholars  into  personal  contact 
with  one  another;  secondly,  to  form  a  bond  of  friendship 
between  the  scholars,  which  will  not  only  last  while  attending 
Sunday-school,  but  continue  thereafter;  thirdly  and  lastly, 
with  such  a  gathering  as  in  a  few  years  will  compose  the 
alumni,  what  cannot  be  accomplished?  Zest  and  interest  will 
be  continually  diffused  through  the  school,  and  the  whole 
atmosphere  will  be  pervaded  with  life  and  activity,  which 
will  make  St.  George's  Sunday  -  school  a  closely  knit  band 
of  young  people,  filled  with  the  spirit  of  Christian  brother- 
hood. 

The  boys  and  girls  of  the  class  of  1906,  two  Sunday 
afternoons  out  of  every  month,  make  visits  to  "the 
Island."  Two  or  three  of  the  teachers  go  over  with  the 
young  people  to  help  them  with  their  songs  and  their 
talks.  .  These  young  people  not  only  take  old  papers  and 
magazines  for  distribution  among  the  inmates,  but  the>" 
take  bright  faces,  friendly  smiles,  and  kind  words  to 
those  poor  creatures  who  have  long  since  forgotten  the 
meaning  of  the  words  "sympathy"  and  "love."  The 
class  of  1907  endeavor  to  collect  enough  money  among 
its  teachers  and  scholars  to  endow  a  bed  in  Dr.  Wilson's 
hospital  up  in  the  coal-mine  district  of  Nova  Scotia. 
Each  class  has  also  undertaken  to  keep  up  the  attendance 

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in  the  class,  and  to  look  after  those  whose  attendance  is 
irregular. 

These  organizations  tend  to  attach  the  scholars  to  the 
school  more  firmly  than  any  other  interest,  making  of  it 
not  a  collection  of  individual  groups  of  teachers  and 
scholars,  isolated  and  having  no  interests  in  common, 
but  a  united  Sunday-school,  having  common  friends,  and 
work,  and  interests — like  a  small  college,  where  friend- 
ships are  formed  which  last  through  life,  where  ideals  and 
ambitions  are  gained  which  influence  whole  careers.  Al- 
ready we  have  the  class  graduations  and  the  giving  of 
diplomas;  why  should  we  employ  the  forms  of  college 
work  and  not  expect  the  substance  ? 

The  superintendent  said : 

Of  course  we  mean  by  all  this  that  the  class  organiza- 
tions are  aids,  not  ends  in  themselves.  The  main  aid  to 
the  school  is  that  they  help  very  materially  the  teachers 
to  hold  the  boys  and  girls  over  fifteen  in  the  school.  The 
teacher  is  the  great  holding  power. 

The  next  subject  is  the  "Teachers'  Reference  Library," 

and  Miss  L will  tell  what  her  committee  is  doing  to 

help  the  busy  men  and  women  who  fill  our  ranks  of 
teachers. 

Miss  L reported: 

The  teachers  of  the  class  of  1907,  which  is  studying 
the  course  on  "  St.  Paul  and  the  First  Christian  Mission- 
aries," will  remember  finding  in  their  class-books  each 
Sunday,  the  early  part  of  the  winter,  a  printed  sheet  of 
references  for  the  lesson  of  the  following  Sunday.  These 
references  were  all  to  books  to  be  found  in  the  Teachers' 
Reference  Library. 

This  will  show  what  these  reference  sheets  are  like : 

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ST.  PAUL   AND   THE   FIRST   CHRISTIAN   MIS- 
SIONARIES 

References  for  Chapter  XXI. 
(Defence  before  Sanhedrin) 

AUTHOR  TITLE    OF    BOOK  PAGES 

Bosworth,  Studies  in  the  Acts  mid  Epistles  ....  208-209 
Cambridge  Bible,  "  Commentary  on  Acts  "  31 1-3 16 

McGiffert,  Apostolic  Age 350  (note  4) 

Peloubet,    Teachers'  Commentary  on  Acts    ....  310-316 

Purves,       Apostolic  Age 232-233 

Ramsay,     5^  Paul  the  Traveller  and  Roman  Citizen 

(no  reference) 

Renan,        St.  Paul 308-309 

Stalker,       Life  of  St.  Paul (no  reference) 

Hastings,    Bible  Dictionary.     Articles  on: 

"Sanhedrin."     Vol.  IV.,  400:  (4)  and  401-402: 
(VI.). 

"Pharisees,"  Vol.  Ill 825-826 

"Sadducees,"  Vol.  IV 3Si  (&) 

In  preparing  these  references  I  have  tried  to  keep  be- 
fore my  mind  this  question:  What  references  are  going 
to  be  of  most  use  to  the  teachers  in  preparing  their  les- 
sons? I  have  tried  to  answer  it  by  asking  myself  what 
would  help  me  most,  and  therefore  have  sometimes  given 
what  I  may  call  indirect  references.  For  instance:  In 
the  course  on  "St.  Paul,"  etc..  Lesson  XVIII.  (Farewell 
to  the  Ephesians),  begins  with  Acts,  xx.,  17,  while  the 
previous  lesson  (XVII.),  ("  Three  Years  at  Ephesus  "),  ends 
with  Acts,  xix.,  41.  I  have  included  references  for  Acts, 
XX.,  I -1 6,  in  order  to  connect  the  two  lessons.  Also,  at 
the  head  of  this  lesson  (XVIII.)  there  is  an  extract  from 
the  Epistle  to  the  Ephesians  (vi.,  10-24)  which  is  a  para- 
phrase from  the  Twentieth  Century  New  Testament.  I 
have  therefore  referred  to  the  article  on  that  Epistle  in 
Hastings'  Bible  Dictionary. 

For  Lesson  XX.  ("  Defence  from  Castle  Stairs  "),  I  have 

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given,  in  Hastings'  Bible  Dictionary,  articles  on  "The 
Egyptian ' '  (for  whom  Paul  was  taken  by  the  Roman  offi- 
cer), and  "  Roman"  (a  good  article  on  Roman  citizenship). 

For  Lesson  XXVIII.  ("Paul  a  Prisoner  at  Rome"),  I 
have  included  references  to  the  end  of  Paul's  life  (for 
example,  in  Purves's  Apostolic  Age,  a  chapter  on  "The 
Last  Years  of  Paul"). 

For  Lesson  XXIX.  ("St.  Paul's  Companions"),  I  have 
given  any  helpful  references  I  could  find  to  Barnabas, 
Silas,  Timothy,  and  Luke.  For  instance,  in  the  Cam- 
bridge Bible  (Acts),  and  in  Peloubet's  Commentary  on 
Acts,  I  have  given  the  introductions,  which  treat  of  the 
authorship  of  Acts,  as  references  for  Luke. 

In  the  course  on  "The  Teachings  of  Jesus,"  for  Lesson 
XVI.  ("  Service  as  a  Test  of  Greatness  "),  I  have  given,  in 
Stock's  Lessons  on  the  Life  of  Our  Lord,  besides  references 
to  the  lesson  passages  (John,  xiii.,  1-17,  and  Mark,  x.,  35- 
45),  the  lesson  called  "Some  Mistakes  Corrected,"  which 
treats  of  Mark,  ix.,  33-37,  but  bears  directly  on  the  teach- 
ing in  this  lesson. 

The  Rector  then  summed  up  the  meeting.  After  pray- 
er the  teachers  stayed  for  a  half -hour  longer.  Simple 
refreshments  were  served,  and  the  formal  conference  was 
informally  continued  in  little  groups. 

8.  Scholars. 

Recruits  for  the  school  come  from  the  families  of  the 
parish,  from  new  families  who  bring  letters  of  transfer, 
and  from  visitation.  At  times  house-to-house  visiting  is 
done  by  the  clergy,  the  deaconesses,  the  King's  Daugh- 
ters, the  Girls'  Friendly  Society,  the  Married  Women's 
Society,  and  the  older  scholars,  inviting  all  children  who 
do  not  attend  other  schools. 

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In  order  to  know  whether  this  invitation  is  accepted 
or  not,  the  visitor  gives  the  prospective  scholar  a  card 
to  present  when  he  comes  to  the  school. 


To  the  Superintendent  of 

The  hearer 

living  at 

is years  of  age  and  wishes  to  join 

our  Sunday-school. 

Permission  of  parents 

Date  of  visit 

Name  of  visitor 

Organization 


The  children  are  easily  kept  in  the  school,  not  only  by 
its  own  attractions,  but  by  the  various  parochial  organi- 
zations. The  youngest  as  well  as  the  oldest  scholars  are 
thus  laid  hold  of  in  many  ways.  In  case  of  absence, 
they  are  looked  up.  This  is  done  by  the  teacher;  or,  in 
case  the  teacher  cannot  do  it,  by  the  senior  class  organiza- 
tion, through  its  visiting  committee.  No  name  is  crossed 
off  the  school  list  without  the  consideration  of  the  staff. 
Every  year,  before  the  winter  begins,  the  secretary  makes 
out  a  list  of  persistent  absentees,  and  the  deaconesses  en- 
deavor by  a  final  effort  to  bring  them  back. 

The  school  gives  no  prizes  and  no  presents,  except  at 
Christmas  a  box  of  candy  and  two  oranges,  and  at 
Easter  a  plant  in  a  pot.  The  teachers  are  not  allowed 
to  give  personal  gifts  to  their  classes.  The  five  grades 
of  the  senior   department  are  each  organized  into  the 

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"Class  of  19 — ,"  whatever  is  the  year,  as  in  a  college. 
These  classes  have  social  meetings,  dances,  entertain- 
ments, and  picnics.  The  school  outings  are  described 
in  connection  with  the  Fresh  Air  work. 

The  problem  of  the  children  of  the  well-to-do  is  con- 
fronting many  large  parishes  on  account  of  a  notable 
increase  of  what  may  be  called  sanitary  sensitiveness. 
Parents  are  afraid  that  their  children  may  catch  some 
contagious  disease.  They  hesitate  for  that  reason  to 
send  them  into  the  perils  of  a  large  school.  Social  con- 
siderations enter  but  little  into  this  reluctance ;  the  diffi- 
culty is  an  honest  anxiety  concerning  health.  The  fact 
that  the  dangers  are  for  the  most  part  imaginary  makes 
little  difference.  The  Sunday-school  has  not  proved  in 
experience  to  be  a  menace  to  physical  welfare.  But  the 
possibility  cannot  be  denied.     Thus  appears  the  problem. 

The  solution  at  St.  George's  is  a  branch  Sunday-school 
up-town.  Two  large  rooms  are  used  in  the  building  of  a 
private  school.  A  curate,  a  deaconess,  and  a  kinder- 
gartner  are  in  charge.  The  children  meet  at  half -past 
three  for  a  short  service,  in  the  course  of  which  they  are 
taught  psalms  and  hymns.  They  are  then  divided  into 
their  classes  for  a  half-hour  of  study  of  the  lesson.  At 
the  end  of  that  time  they  reassemble  for  the  offering 
and  a  closing  hymn. 

II. — THE    CONFIRMATION    CLASSES 

The  work  of  instructing  the  Confirmation  Classes  is 
divided  between  the  clergy  and  the  deaconesses.  The 
Rector  has  a  class  of  men  and  women  meeting  at  half- 
past  three  on  Sunday  afternoons.  The  deaconesses  di- 
vide among  themselves  the  girl  candidates,  and  meet 
them  in  the  Deaconess  House  on  Tuesday  evenings.     On 

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the  same  evening,  in  the  Parish  House,  the  clergy  in  their 
various  studies  meet  the  boys  in  groups. 

The  visitation  of  the  Bishop  takes  place  every  year  on 
Palm-Sunday,  thus  making  it  possible  to  order  the  times 
of  instruction  in  the  same  way  from  year  to  year.  At 
Epiphany  the  following  letter  is  sent  to  every  teacher  in 
the  Simday-school : 

The  Confirmation  Classes  for  the  year  begin  on  the  even- 
ing of  Wednesday,  January  loth,  at  eight  o'clock,  in  the 
church.  Please  make  a  canvass  of  your  class  and  urge  any 
members  of  it  who  have  not  been  confirmed  to  attend  the 
classes  this  year.  You  can  Jtelp  us  especially  by  doing 
this,  as  you  know  your  boys  or  girls  better  titan  we  can  know 
them,  and  your  influence  over  them  can  mean  a  great  deal 
just  at  this  time.  We  shall  be  glad  to  help  you  with  any 
i}idividuals  you  may  call  to  our  attention. 

Faithfully  yours, 


Epiphany,  ig — .  Rcctor. 

About  the  same  time  the  list  of  the  unconfirmed  is 
consulted  as  it  is  shown  in  the  parish  register,  and  to 
each  such  person  of  proper  age  the  Rector  mails  a  letter : 

ST.    GEORGE'S    RECTORY 
209  EAST  16TH  ST. 

Dear  Friend  : 

Again  I  want  to  remind  you  tliat  the  Bishop  of  this 
Diocese  will  administer  tlie  rite  of  ccnifirmation  in  St. 
George's  Church  on  Palm-Sunday, ,at  8  p.m. 

As  you  appear  on  tlte  parish  book  as  not  liaving  been 
confirmed,  I  take  this  opportunity  of  reminding  you  of  our 
annual  service. 

I  ask  you  to  give  confirmation    your   serious   thought. 

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When  you.  have  decided  whether  you  will  be  confirmed  or 
not,  kindly  let  me  know  of  your  decision. 

Your  Friend  and  Rector, 


CONFIRMATION   CLASSES 

For  boys  and  young  men,  by  the  assistant  clergy,  Tuesdays  at  8  p.m., 

beginning  January  yth. 
For  girls  and  young  women,  by  the  deaconesses,  Tuesdays  at  8  p.m., 

bcginniyig  January  7th. 
The  Rector' s  class  for  men  and  women,  Sunday  afternoons  at  j.jo  o'clock, 

beginning  February  gth. 

In  selecting  candidates  for  confirmation,  a  certain 
amount  of  solicitation  is  used  by  the  clergy  and  deacon- 
esses to  bring  special,  designated  individuals  into  the 
classes,  but  the  responsibility  is  made  to  rest  for  the 
most  part  upon  the  teachers. 

The  course  of  instruction  for  the  younger  members  of 
the  class  extends  over  a  period  of  twelve  weeks.  A 
lecture  is  given  on  baptism,  another  on  confirmation, 
and  another  on  the  creed,  but  most  of  the  time  is  spent 
in  teaching  the  meaning  of  the  commandments,  one  by 
one,  and  of  the  Communion  Service,  with  reference  to 
its  spiritual  use  by  the  communicant.  During  the  course 
of  instruction  a  careful  written  examination  in  the  cate- 
chism is  required  to  be  passed  by  every  candidate. 

Before  the  day  of  confirmation  the  clergyman  or 
deaconess  in  charge  of  each  division  of  the  class  has  a 
personal  conference  with  each  candidate.  An  endeavor 
is  made  at  this  time  to  impress  the  children  with  a  strong 
sense  of  friendliness  and  confidence,  so  that  in  any  after 
trouble  or  difficulty  they  will  turn  naturally  to  their 
confirmation  teacher. 

The  Rector's  class  has  its  meetings  in  a  large  room  of 
the  Parish   House.      The  course  of  instruction  is  more 

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brief  than  that  appointed  for  the  children.  It  deals  with 
large  questions  of  faith  and  duty.  Many  attend  these 
lectures  who  have  already  been  confirmed,  and  some 
who  have  no  present  intention  to  be  confirmed.  A  letter 
such  as  follows  is  sent  to  summon  persons  to  this  class. 

ST.    GEORGE'S    RECTORY 
209    EAST    16TH    ST. 

Tlie  Rector's  Confirmation  Class  will  meet  on  Sunday 
afternoon,  March  jth,  at  half -past  three  o'clock. 

I  shall  be  glad  to  have  those  who  have  not  been  confirmed 
and  are  interested  in  the  subject  attend  this  class,  whether 
they  purpose  being  confirmed  this  year  or  not.  Please  try 
to  come  promptly  and  regularly. 

Faithfully  yours, 


March  i,  19 — .  Rector. 

On  the  Sunday  before  the  confirmation,  each  approved 
candidate  receives  a  card  which  admits  him  to  the  re- 
served portion  of  the  church,  and  another  card  admitting 
his  parents. 


#t.  (Sforgf'a  (El|urrl| 

Confirmation,  19 — 

Palm -Sunday,    at    8    p.m. 

Nantc.  . 

Age .... 

Address 

W.  5.  Rainsford 

Candidates  to  be  in  church  at  7.45  p.m. 

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19— 

CONFIRMATION 

SERVICE 
KET 

DOOR     OF     THE 
0     P.M. 

PARENTS'  TIC 
Admit  Two 

ENTRANCE     AT     THE      REAR 
CHURCH     UNTIL     7. 1 

Each  candidate  receives  a  prayer-book  from  the  Rector 
before  the  service,  and  after  the  service  a  certificate  of 
confirmation. 


NEW    YORK 


Ye  are  the  Temple  of 
God,  and  the  Spirit  of 
God  dwelleth  in  you. 

I  Cor.,  iii.,  i6. 


t 


Grieve  not  the  Holy 
Spirit  of  God  whereby 
ye  are  sealed  to  the  day 
of  Redemption. 

Eph.  iv.,  30. 


received 

the  Apostolic  rite  of  laying  on  of  hands  at  a  Confirmation 
holden  in  St.   George's   Church,   by   the  Right  Reverend 

Father  in  God,  Dr by  divine 

permission  Bishop  of  New  York,  on 

He  that  hath  begun  a  good  work  in  you  will  perform  it 
until  the  day  of  Jesus  Christ. — Phil.,  i.,  6. 

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Communicants'  classes. 

The  new  communicants  are  gathered  together  on  each 
Wednesday  evening  before  the  first  Sunday  of  the  month 
— the  girls  in  the  church,  the  boys  in  the  Parish  House — 
for  a  short  service  and  instruction.  The  attendance  at 
these  communicants'  classes  is  maintained  by  postal- 
cards  which  are  sent  each  month  as  a  reminder.  These 
cards  are  brought  with  them  when  they  come  and  serve 
as  an  account  of  their  regularity. 

Once  a  year  a  card  showing  a  picture  of  the  church  is 
mailed  to  all  the  young  communicants  to  remind  them 
of  the  eight-o'clock  communion  on  the  morning  of  the 
first  Sunday  of  each  month.  This  service  is  intended 
especially  for  these  young  people,  with  their  teachers, 
associates,  supervisors,  and  leaders,  "This  is  to  remind 
you,"  says  the  back  of  the  card,  "of  the  communion 
service  held  the  first  Sunday  of  each  month  at  8  a.m.,  at 
which  we  hope  to  meet  you.  Please  put  the  card  where 
you  will  see  it." 


Xmas  Communion 

at      7      A.M.,     and 

Easter  Communion 

at  the  same  hour. 

• 

January  7  th 
February  4th 
March  4th 

III  this  space  is  printed 

April  I  St 
May  6th 

the  picture  and  title 

June  3d 

of  the  church 

July  ist 
August  5th 
September  2d 
October  7th 

November  4th 

December  2d 

[over] 

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For  all  teachers  and  scholars  who  have  not  time  to  go 
home  between  this  service  and  the  opening  of  the  Sunday- 
school  at  half -past  nine,  a  breakfast  of  rolls  and  coffee  is 
served  in  the  Parish  House. 

III. THE    L-IBRARY 

For  the  further  edification  of  the  youth,  there  are  two 
libraries,  one  for  general  use,  the  other  for  the  aid  of  the 
teachers.  The  library  is  in  charge  of  a  paid  librarian, 
and  is  assisted  by  a  member  of  the  Deaconess  House 
staff,  and  members  of  the  parish  to  aid  the  children  in 
selecting  books.  The  applicant  for  permission  to  take 
books  from  the  general  library  fills  out  a  form  of  re- 
quest. Upon  acceptance  of  his  application  he  is  as- 
signed a  number.  This  he  signs  upon  his  card,  with  his 
name  and  address,  whenever  he  returns  or  takes  out  a 
book. 


ST.    GEORGE'S 
FREE    CIRCULATING    LIBRARY 


Name No 

Address 

Name  of  society  of  which  you  are  member 

Name  of  referee 

Fill  out  this  and  send  in    to  St.  George's 
Library,  zoj  East  i6th  Street 

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Number    i 

>  Returns 


Wants  one  of  tlie  following:. 


Name Address . 


The  library  is  open  every  Monday,  Wednesday,  and 
Friday  evening  from  7.30  to  9.30;  and  on  Sundays  from 
4.30  to  5.30.     The  usual  card  catalogues  are  provided. 

Persons  desiring  to  take  out  books  from  the  teachers' 
library  fill  out  such  a  card  as  follows: 


St.  George's  Sunday-school 
TEACHERS'  REFERENCE    LIBRARY 

Author 

Title 

Please  fill  out  lln's  card  ij  book  is  taken  from  the  library 

Teacher's  name 


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VI' 

WORK   WITH    BOYS 
I.  The  Trade-school— II.  The  Battalion  Club. 

I. — THE   TRADE-SCHOOL 

The  trade-school  is  a  growth  from  the  Boys'  Club. 
The  boys  were  gathered  together  to  get  them  off  the 
street.  At  first,  the  sole  effort  was  to  amuse  them. 
They  were  a  rough  lot,  and  the  club  was  unpopular  in 
the  neighborhood.  Quiet  people  did  not  like  it.  Grad- 
ually, with  much  patience,  some  order  was  introduced 
into  the  confusion.  The  boys  became  dimly  aware  that 
the  young  men  who  were  in  charge  of  the  club  had  no 
motive  but  that  of  simple  interest  and  friendship. 

At  first,  in  the  initial  process  of  organization,  the  note 
of  betterment  was  pitched  ideally  high.  There  were  five 
rules:  to  be  loving  and  lovable;  to  be  pure  in  heart, 
mind,  and  body;  to  pity  and  help  the  poor  and  weak; 
to  be  kind  to  dumb  creatures;  to  hate  sham,  meanness, 
and  dishonesty.  These  were  admirable — for  the  saints. 
All  the  boys  promised,  readily  enough,  to  keep  them;  in 
token  whereof  each  boy  received  a  knot  of  golden  cord. 
If  he  broke  one  of  the  rules,  he  was  to  take  off  this  badge 
and  put  it  away  till  he  had  asked  God  to  forgive  him. 
At  the  meetings  there  was  a  service  taken  from  the 
Sermon  on  the  Blount,  an  address  on  one  of  the  rules  of 
the  society,  and  several  lantern  views  "illustrating  some- 

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WORK   WITH   BOYS 

thing  from  Holy  Scripture,"  The  lantern  was  the  only 
feature  which  differentiated  these  assemblies  from  the 
chapter-meetings  of  a  monastery.  A  merciful  human 
touch  was  added,  however,  in  a  one-cent  weekly  assess- 
ment, the  sum  of  which  was  to  be  expended  in  July  for 
clam  chowder. 

The  next  start  was  made  in  the  Sunday-school.  Boys 
were  invited  to  meet  one  of  the  clergy  and  some  other 
gentlemen  on  a  week-day  evening  to  consider  the  start- 
ing of  a  boys'  club.  A  good  number  accepted  the  invi- 
tation. The  first  speaker  was  a  young  man,  a  member 
of  the  church,  an  athlete  who  had  won  notable  medals. 
He  spoke  of  in-door  and  out-door  sports,  with  no  imme- 
diate reference  to  the  beatitudes.  That  pleased  the  boys. 
Names  of  members  of  a  club  were  enrolled  then  and 
there.  A  room  was  assigned  to  the  club,  and  the  boys 
were  told  that  it  would  be  open  three  evenings  in  each 
week.  Each  boy  received  a  medal  with  the  inscription 
"St.  George's  Boys'  Club,"  and  a  number  such  as  stood 
beside  his  name  on  the  list.  There  was  no  provision  for 
dues,  and  no  record  was  kept  of  attendance.  A  number 
of  gentlemen  were  found  to  undertake  in  turn  the  main- 
tenance of  order  and  the  arrangements  for  entertain- 
ment. Games  of  bagatelle  and  crokinole  were  provided. 
Air-gun  practice  and  donkey -parties  were  held,  with 
prizes  consisting  of  five-cent  packages  of  chocolate. 

This  experiment  worked  better  than  the  society  of  the 
golden  cord,  the  Little  Brothers  of  the  Bowery.  Gradu- 
ally the  men  in  charge  learned  what  the  boys  needed. 
A  house  was  taken.  The  first  floor  was  open  to  all 
comers,  and  they  who  came  had  free  access  to  games 
and  books.  The  second  floor  was  reserved  for  boys  who 
had  earned  special  tickets  of  admission.  On  this  floor 
classes  were  held  and  some  teaching  was  done.  Present- 
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ly,  of  their  own  accord,  the  up-stairs  boys  organized  a 
debating  society.  But  the  classes  were  the  great  attrac- 
tion, especially  the  class  in  printing. 

Thus,  by  natural  development  and  survival  of  the 
fittest,  came  the  trade-school.  At  first  the  trade-classes 
were  a  small  and  tentative  part  of  a  club,  formed  mainly 
for  recreation ;  gradually  the  mere  recreation  became  the 
minor  feature.  There  were  still  various  entertainments 
for  the  boys ;  on  Saturday  mornings  they  were  admitted 
to  the  gymnasium  and  shower-baths,  under  the  super- 
vision of  one  of  the  clergy  and  the  director  of  the  gym- 
nasium; in  the  spring  of  the  year  there  were  walking- 
parties  in  the  country.  But  the  trade-school  had  taken 
the  place  of  the  Boys'  Club. 

The  trade-school,  like  everything  else  at  St.  George's, 
began  in  a  small  way,  proved  its  practical  efficiency,  and 
on  that  basis  was  given  better  facilities.  Every  con- 
siderable community  has  men  of  means  in  it  who  are 
willing  to  do  much  for  any  useful  institution  which  has 
first  demonstrated  its  usefulness.  At  first  there  was  a 
carpenter's  shop,  a  drawing  class,  a  school  of  telegraphy 
with  ten  instruments,  and  a  printing-office.  The  print- 
ing-office was  too  poor  to  have  a  press,  and  the  business 
of  setting  type  without  printing  anything  was  pretty  dull. 
But  a  beginning  was  made,  and  presently  there  came  into 
being  the  equipped  building  which  we  have  described. 

The  trade-school  has  a  board  of  directors,  a  superin- 
tendent, a  corps  of  supervisors,  and  a  faculty  of  trained 
and  salaried  mechanics.  The  directors  are  one  clergy- 
man and  eight  laymen,  who  manage  the  affairs  of  the 
school.  All  the  details  are  in  their  hands.  The  work  is 
therefore,  to  a  great  extent,  independent  of  the  superin- 
tendent. It  is  not  carried  on  by  any  one  man.  There 
are  some  thirty  supervisors  to  about  three  hundred  boys. 

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Their  duty  is  to  keep  in  close  acquaintance  with  the 
lads,  to  visit  them  when  they  are  absent  from  the  school, 
to  know  their  parents,  to  confer  with  the  boys  in  re- 
gard to  employment  when  they  have  learned  their  trade. 
They  also  arrange  entertainments  for  them,  give  excur- 
sions at  all  times  of  the  year,  take  charge  of  the  trade- 
school  camp  in  the  summer,  and  in  every  w^ay  act  as 
their  friends.  It  is  the  supervisor  who  makes  possible  the 
development  of  those  two  sides  of  the  boy,  which  is  the 
object  aimed  at — love  for  trade,  and  a  healthy  body 
with  a  clear  head.  It  is  not  so  much  the  actual  work 
done  by  the  supervisor  as  his  influence  and  example 
which  guides  the  boy. 

The  following  is  the  curriculum  of  the  school : 

WOOD- WORKING  DEPARTMENT 

Carpentry  and  Joinery  Cabinet-Making 

Pattern-Making  and  Wood-Turning 


MECHANICAL-DRAWING  DEPARTMENT 

Geometrical  Drawing  Architectural  Drawing 

Working  Drawings  and   Machine    Design 


PRINTING  DEPARTMENT 
Type-setting  Press-work  Job-work 


PLUMBING  DEPARTMENT 
Plumbing  Steam-fitting  Gas-fitting 


MANUAL-TRAINING  DEPARTMENT 
Drawing         Card-hoard  Developments         Fret-saw  Work 


FREE-HAND  DRAWING  DEPARTMENT 

Drawing  from  Cast  Perspective 

Wood-burning  and  Decorating 

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For  example:  Albert  Bruder  is  a  lad  of  ten.  He  has 
just  joined  St.  George's  Sunday-school.  In  September 
his  older  brother  Adolph,  who  is  a  member  of  the  Sun- 
day-school, received  an  English  and  German  notice  from 
the  superintendent  stating  the  objects  of  the  trade- 
school  and  the  trades  taught,  and  directing  all  former 
members  of  the  school  to  report  on  a  specified  evening 
for  assignment  to  classes.  New  boys  were  to  present 
themselves  on  the  evening  following.  This  notice  was 
also  given  out  in  Sunday-school.  On  the  designated 
evening  Albert  appears.  He  fills  out  a  blank  applica- 
tion. (See  page  171.)  This  he  presents  to  the  superin- 
tendent, who  assigns  him  to  the  third  class  in  manual 
training.  He  is  told  to  report  on  the  following  Wednes- 
day, and  to  bring  with  him  his  month's  dues  of  two 
cents.  In  the  interval  his  application  is  verified  by  the 
secretary  of  the  Sunday-school. 

Albert's  class  meets  once  a  week,  and  he  is  taught 
very  simple  mechanical  drawing  and  card-board  work, 
consisting  of  plane  figures.  One  day  he  is  absent,  and 
his  supervisor  calls  and  finds  that  he  is  ill.  In  April  his 
work  is  so  good  that  he  is  promoted  to  the  second  class. 
Now  he  comes  twice  a  week,  and  pays  five  cents  a  month. 
When  he  graduates  from  the  manual-training  department 
he  knows  his  rule  to  the  sixteenth  of  an  inch,  can  handle 
correctly  his  toy  square  and  triangle,  is  familiar  with 
simple  geometrical  figures,  and  has  a  true  appreciation 
of  a  plane  figure  and  some  perception  of  a  solid.  He  has 
also  acquired  some  skill  with  the  scroll-saw,  and  can  fit 
together  the  parts  of  simple  furniture  in  models.  He  is 
thus  prepared  to  enter  intelligently  upon  the  work  of 
another  department. 

Albert's  name  is  entered,  on  his  entrance  into  the 
school,  upon  a  blue  card,  on  which  his  progress  is  noted. 

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ST.  GEORGE'S  EVENING  TRADE-SCHOOL 

505  East  i6th  Street 

New  York  City 

APPLICATION 

No.,  .jjp.  .     Date.  .Sept.  2y,  igo^ Age.  .10. 

Name.  .Bruder,  Albert 

Address.  .j20  East  i6th  Street 

Parent's  name .  .  George 

P.  S. .  .  No.  40 — Class  4A 

S.  S.  or  Church.  .St.  George's  Junior  III.,  Class  i.  .  .  . 

Former  Class  in  Trade-school .  .  Nofte 

Wishes  to  join .  .  Manual  Training 


REPORT 
Sept.  28,  igoj. — 0.  K. 

Attendance  fair. 


Secretary  of  the  Sunday-school. 


DISPOSITION 
Date.  .Sept.  29,  190 j.  .  .  . 

Dept .  .  Manual  Training ....       Class .  .  ///. 

Remarks 


His  attendance  record  is  kept  on  white  cards,  which  are 
renewed  as  he  passes  from  one  class  to  another.  (See 
page  172.) 

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No.  J5p. 

Name,  Bruder,  Albert. 

Parent's  name,  George. 

Address,  520  East  16  St. 

Enrolled,  Sept.  29,   'o§. 

Left,  April  j,   igog. 

Age,  10      S.  S.,  Jr.  III.,  Class  I 

*  P.  S.,  No.  40— 4A .    Work,— 

Class,  Sept.  29,  '05.     M.  T.  III. 

Oct.  6,  '07.     Carpt.  II. 

April  2,  '06.     M.  T.  II. 

Oct.  7,  'oS.     Carpt.  I. 

May  I,  '06.     M.  T.  I. 

Jan.  10,  'oy.     Carpt.  III. 

Remarks 

*  p.  S.  stands  for  Public  School,  and  the  dash  after  Work  means  the  scholar  does  not 
work  for  livelihood. 


CLASS   CARD 

Date,  April  2,  '06.                 Dept.,  M.  T.                           Class,  II. 

Name,  Brtider,  Albert.                                                             No.,  J5p 

ATTENDANCE 

OCT. 

NOV. 

DEC. 

JAN. 

FEB. 

MAR. 

APRIL 

Remark 

s 

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Every  evening  each  instructor  hands  in  a  report  of 
attendance  Hke  the  following: 


505  East  i6th  Street 
New  York  City 

Date .  .  November  5, .  .  1905. 

REPORT  OF 

/// Class  in .  .  Manual  Training. 

No.  on  Roll.  .24 

No.  Absent,  .j 

NAMES  OF  ABSENTEES 
.  .  Bruder,  Albert 


.  .Schmidt,  Harry 
.  .Koener,  John  .  . 


REMARKS 


Signed , 

Instructor. 


J 


These  reports  are  entered   in  the  record-book.     The 
following  table  shows  the  schedule  of  classes : 

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SCHEDULE  OF  CLASSES.  YEAR  1905-1906 

(7.30    TO    9.00    P.M.) 

1 

MONDAY 

TUESDAY 

wednesd'y 

THURSDAY 

FRIDAY 

Carpentry 
(16  boys) 

Carpentry 
(16  boys) 

Carpentry 

IIL 
(16  boys) 

Carpentry 

Carpentry 

Mechanical 

Drawing  II. 

(16  boys) 

Mechanical 

Drawing  I. 

(16  boys) 

Drawing  for  Mechanical 
Carpentry         Drawing 
I.  and  II.              II. 

Mechanical 
Drawing 

Plumbing 
(16  boys) 

Plumbing 

II. 
(16  boys) 

Plumbing 

Plumbing 
II. 

Plumbing 

Printing  I. 
(14  boys) 

Printing  II. 
(14  boys) 

Printing  I. 

Printing  II. 

Printing  I. 

Manual 

Training  II. 

(24  boys) 

Manual 

Training  I. 

(24  boys) 

Manual 
Train.  III. 
(24  boys) 

Manual 
Training  II. 

Manual 
Training  I. 

Metal 

Work 

(12  boys) 

Design 

Class 
(12  boys) 

Metal 
Work 

Design 
Class 

Drawing  for 

Carpentry 

III. 

II. — THE    BATTALION   CLUB 


The  Boys*  Club,  before  it  was  merged  into  the  trade- 
school,  provided  only  for  boys  under  fifteen  years  of 
age.  Only  boys  over  eighteen  could  join  the  Men's 
Club.  This  left  those  between  fifteen  and  eighteen  years 
of  age,  the  most  critical  period  in  a  boy's  life,  uncared 
for.     For  this  reason  the  Battalion  Club  was  started. 

Any  boy  between  the  ages  of  fourteen  and  eighteen, 
connected  with  St.  George's  Sunday-school,  is  eligible 
for  membership. 

Applications  for  enrolment  in  the  Battalion  Club  are 
made  on  such  a  form  as  is  here  shown : 

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New  York igo 

#t.  Ciwrgp'fi  latlalton  Qllub 


APPLICATION    FOR    MEMBERSHIP 


TO    BE    FILLED    UP    BY    THE    APPLICANT 

Name 

Address 

Age  {must  be  between  14  and  18) 

Member  of  St.  George's  S.  S 

Is  name  on  book  of  St.  George's  Church  f 

Proposed  by 

Seconded  by 

Signature  of  one  of  Committee 

This  application  must  be  accompanied  by  a  half-year's 
dues  ($7.00  for  boys  over  16,  %o.50  for  boys  under  that  age), 
which  will  be  refunded  if  applicant  is  not  accepted. 


When  a  boy  becomes  enrolled  in  the  battalion,  he  is 
assigned  a  rifle,  belt,  and  uniform,  all  these  three  plainly 
marked  with  his  company  number,  and  he  must  keep 
them  cleaned,  brushed,  and  polished.  He  is  encouraged 
in  every  way  to  take  a  personal  pride  in  the  condition  of 
his  equipment,  and  every  facility  is  given  him  to  do  this, 
in  a  room  which  is  assigned  to  the  battalion  as  gun- 
room. 

Each  boy  has  his  own  locker  for  his  equipment,  and 
the  things  necessary  for  keeping  it  in  order. 

Of  this  equipment  a  record  is  kept  in  the  name  of 
each  boy.     (See  page  176.) 

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When  the  cadet  has  received  his  equipment  he  gives 
receipt  in  the  following  form  : 


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There  are  two  departments  of  the  Battalion  Club,  the 
military  and  the  athletic.  These  departments  are  not 
exclusive  of  each  other.  Each  boy  in  the  military  de- 
partment may  also  belong  to  the  athletic  department, 
and  vice  versa.  The  two  departments  are  inevitably 
closely  associated,  as  they  have  for  their  common  meet- 
ing-place the  battalion  club-rooms. 

The  battalion  club-rooms  and  club  life,  as  such,  are 
under  the  direction  of  the  house  committee.  On  this 
committee  there  are  officers  elected  by  the  boys  them- 
selves, who  represent  both  the  military  and  athletic  de- 
partments. The  controlling  influence  and  directive  touch 
come,  however,  from  the  clergyman  and  instructors  who 
have  special  charge  of  these  two  departments,  and  who 
are  also  members  of  this  committee.  (Compare  constitu- 
tion for  the  organization  of  Battalion  Club,  section  on 
the  house  committee.) 

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The  social  life  in  the  club  is  similar  to  that  of  all  boys' 
clubs.  The  rooms  are  closed  on  Thursday  night,  which 
is  reserved  especially  for  the  athletic  department,  and  on 
Saturday  night,  which  is  set  apart  for  the  weekly  drill 
of  the  battalion. 

The  athletic  department  -is  under  the  control  and 
direction  of  the  gymnasium  instructor,  who  has  charge 
of  the  athletic  work  of  the  St.  George's  organizations. 
He  is  assisted  by  the  athletic  captain,  who  is  appointed 
from  the  athletic  department  of  the  Battalion  Club  by 
the  Rector.  This  department  is  the  only  athletic  organi- 
zation of  St.  George's  for  boys  of  the  age  likely  to  com- 
pete in  games  and  athletic  events  with  other  organiza- 
tions. All  such  matters  necessarily  come  under  its 
direction. 

The  real  problem,  and  one  of  the  most  difficult  to  solve, 
is  the  establishment  on  a  firm  basis  of  a  successful  mili- 
tary organization  in  connection  with  the  club.  It  was 
only  by  learning  from  many  failures  that  a  system  of 
organization  for  the  battalion  has  been  evolved  that 
promises  to  be  reliable  as  a  working  basis.  First,  to  in- 
sure any  length  of  life  to  the  battalion,  there  must  be  an 
element  of  permanency  in  its  system  and  management. 
This  is  gained  by  the  board  of  directors,  men  who  are 
interested  either  in  boys  or  in  military  matters,  who  will 
act  as  advisers  on  all  matters  relating  to  the  battalion. 
Thus  the  battalion  depends  for  its  success  not  on  one 
man,  but  on  a  number  of  men,  all  interested  in  different 
ways  and  in  different  departments  of  the  work,  and  the 
work  takes  care  of  itself. 

The  board  of  directors  of  St.  George's  Battalion  at 
present  comprises  five  members.  Three  of  them  have 
at  some  time  served  in  the  Seventh  or  Twelfth  regiments 
of  New  York.     They  are  men  interested  in  church  work, 

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interested  in  boys,  interested  in  military  life.  The  mili- 
tary instructor  is  appointed  by  the  Rector.  He  must  be 
a  man  interested  in  boys  and  thoroughly  conversant  with 
military  affairs.  He  should  preferably  be  a  man  directly 
connected  with  some  recognized  military  organization. 

The  battalion  is  divided  into  two  companies — a  senior 
and  a  junior,  depending  upon  the  size  and  age  of  the 
boys.  There  is  also  a  dnmi,  fife,  and  bugle  corps  in 
charge  of  a  paid  instructor. 

The  system  used  is  that  of  the  Seventh  Regiment. 
This  is  introduced  as  far  as  it  is  practicable,  even  to 
details.  The  armories  for  the  equipment  of  the  battalion 
are  in  the  Memorial  Building,  but  the  use  of  the  Sixty- 
Ninth  Regiment  Armory  hall  is  courteously  extended  to 
the  battalion  for  drill  purposes. 

A  unique  feature  of  the  work  is  a  rifle-range  in  the 
Parish  House  basement,  where  the  boys  shoot  regularly 
and  with  much  enthusiasm,  qualifying  as  marksmen, 
sharp-shooters,  and  experts,  and  paying  enough  to  make 
the  range  self-supporting.  The  range  is  fifty  feet  long, 
and  rifles  of  twenty-two  caliber  are  used.  The  younger 
boys  pay  one  cent  for  five  shots  and  the  others  pay  two 
cents.  All  the  shooting  is  controlled  by  a  rifle  commit- 
tee having  representatives  from  the  senior  and  junior 
companies,  and  drum,  fife,  and  bugle  corps.  Each  mem- 
ber of  the  battalion  has  one  hour  each  week  at  the  range. 
The  targets  are  the  same  proportional  size  as  are  used 
by  the  National  Guard. 

To  become  a  marksman,  a  boy  must  make  a  score  of 
over  thirty-five  out  of  a  possible  fifty  points  three  differ- 
ent times.  Afterwards  a  score  of  forty -two  must  be 
made  three  more  times  to  get  a  silver  sharp-shooter's 
medal,  and  the  expert  score  is  forty-six  or  better.  Thus 
it  takes  at  least  nine  weeks  to  qualify  as  an  expert. 

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This  range-shooting  is  of  great, benefit  to  the  members 
of  the  battaHon.  It  teaches  them  self-control  and  pa- 
tience, it  accustoms  them  to  the  careful  and  proper  use 
of  a  loaded  weapon,  and  it  produces  a  well-trained  eye 
and  a  steady  nerve,  besides  furnishing  a  healthful  and 
exciting  sport. 

The  rifle-range  is  fifty  feet  long,  and  is  in  the  basement 
of  the  parish  building.     (See  page  i8i.) 

A  marks  the  rifle-target,  on  two  stands;  it  is  about 
three  and  a  half  feet  w4de  and  seven  and  a  half  feet  long. 
The  front  is  made  of  boards,  then  comes  a  layer  of  end- 
wood,  and  behind  that  a  sheet  of  iron. 

From  the  buttresses  {B  and  C)  to  the  rifle-target  (A) 
runs  a  trolley  system,  as  marked  from  a  to  6  and  from  c 
to  d.  At  point  a  is  a  large  wooden  pulley,  and  at  point 
b  a  small  iron  pulley;  both  pulleys  are  connected  by  a 
belt-rope.  Between  the  points  c  and  d  is  fastened  a 
stationary  wire-rope.  The  wooden  stick  e  is  fastened  to 
the  rope  on  its  left  side,  and  on  the  right  side  of  the  stick 
is  a  loop  through  which  the  stationary  wire  passes. 
From  the  stick  e  hang  the  target-cards,  suspended  by 
wires  (J,  f,  and  g),  the  lower  target-card  for  expert  shoot- 
ing. The  wooden  pulley  (a)  has  a  crank  by  which  the 
target-cards  can  be  drawn  flat  against  the  rifle-target  (A ) , 
and,  aftej  the  firing,  pulled  up  again  towards  the  but- 
tresses for  examination.  The  letter  h  marks  the  board 
from  which  the  firing  is  done.  Three  men  can  shoot  here 
at  one  time,  one  man  to  the  right,  another  to  the  left, 
and  the  third  in  the  middle,  from  mark  e,  on  his  stomach, 
for  expert  shooting.  The  guns  are  fastened  by  chains 
to  the  board,  so  that  it  is  impossible  to  bring  them  to 
such  a  position  as  would  render  careless  shooting  dan- 
gerous. The  letters  i,  i,  i  mark  the  lights  for  the 
upper  target -cards,   and  are  covered  with   a  reflector, 

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and  the  letters  k,  k  mark  the  lights  for  the  lower  tar- 
get-card. 

In  a  space  near  at  hand  is  a  locker  where  the  rifles, 
cartridges,  target-cards,  oil,  and  cleaning-rods  are  kept. 

The  cost  of  putting  tip  such  a  range  amounts  to  about 
twenty  dollars.  The  rifles  are  an  extra  expense.  A  small 
charge  is  made  to  pay  for  the  shooting  expenses. 

The  success  of  the  Battalion  Club  depends  upon  the 
amount  of  actual  work  done  by  the  boys  in  connection 
with  the  military  and  athletic  departments.  Every  mem- 
ber of  the  club  must  report  regularly  for  military  or 
athletic  work.  Continued  unexcused  absence  is  punished 
by  expulsion.  Every  absence  must  be  accounted  for  by 
the  cadet  personally  appearing  before  the  discipline  com- 
mittee; and  absence  unaccounted  for  either  by  business 
or  sickness  entails  a  ten-cent  fine  or  an  hour's  work. 

Every  year  the  battalion  goes  into  camp  for  two  weeks. 
Notice  of  this  event  is  conveyed  to  the  members  by  a 
circular  letter. 

St.  George's  Cadet  Battalion 

Headquarters,    207    East    i6th    Street 
New  York  City 

To  the  Members  of  the  Battalion,  their  Parents,  and  Em- 
ployers: 

The  battalion  will  go  to  camp  on  Saturday,  July  — , 
IQ — ,  at  Eaton's  Neck,  Northport  Harbor,  Long  Island, 
and  return  Monday,  July  — ,  ig — .  Members  will  re- 
port at  headquarters,  Saturday,  July  — ,  at  11  o'clock. 

The  boys  will  live  in  tents,  and  a  regular  cook  will  ac- 
company the  battalion.  The  food  will  be  plain  and  whole- 
some.    One  of  the  clergy  {Mr.  )  and  Mr.  

mill  liave  personal  supervision  of  the  camp,  also  a  doctor 

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will  be  in  attendance.  Any  member  who  disobeys  regula- 
tions will  be  sent  home. 

Our  aim  is  to  give  the  boys  plenty  of  exercise,  plenty  to 
eat,  and  plenty  of  sleep,  and  to  bring  them  back  feeling 
better  for  their  week's  camp. 

We  need  the  presence  of  every  member  of  the  battalion 
at  camp,  and  we  hope  that  the  parents  and  employers  of 
our  boys  will  allow  them  all  to  have  the  benefit  of  a  week  or 
two  of  out-door  life. 

The  battalion  will  go  to  camp  in  uniform,  campaign  hats 
and  leggings,  black  shoes,  and  each  boy  will  provide  him- 
self with  a  warm  gray  blanket,  which  will  be  carried,  rolled, 
over  his  shoulder;  if  it  is  impossible  to  get  a  gray  blanket, 
gray  cloth  covers  will  be  furnished  at  ten  cents  each. 

Each  boy  will  get  a  canvas  bag  on  Tuesday  evening, 
July  — ,  at  the  Memorial  Building.  Each  bag  should 
contain  the  following:  old  coat,  pants,  extra  stockings  or 
socks,  two  towels,  handkerchiefs,  white  gloves,  soap,  comb, 
and  tooth-brush.  The  senior  company  and  the  larger  boys 
of  the  junior  company,  and  drum,  fife,  and  bugle  corps  must 
bring  suits  for  bathing;  the  smaller  boys  can  bring  tights. 
All  bags  must  be  brought,  all  filled,  to  the  Memorial  Building 
on  Wednesday  night,  July  — ,  at  which  time  they  zuill  be 
packed  in  barrels  and  sent  away.  Only  guns  and  blankets 
can  be  carried  to  camp.     Campaign  hats  can  be  obtained  of 

,  at   one  dollar,  by 

members  of  this  battalion,  or  second-hand  ones  can  be  bought 
at ,  Broadway,  and  other  places. 

Members  of  the  senior  company,  and  drum,  fife,  and 
bugle  corps,  will  pay  $3.7 Sy  ^^^  ^^^  junior  company  $2.yj, 
for  the  camp.  Each  boy  must  pay  for  camp  on  Tuesday 
evening,  July  — ,  when  he  receives  his  bag.  Address  mail 
to  Northport,  Long  Island,  care  of  St.  George's  Battalion. 

The  camp  is  situated  about  three  and  one-half  miles  from 

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Northport  by  land  and  about  three  miles  by  water.  Friends 
are  cordially  invited  to  visit  the  cadets  at  the  camp.  Mem- 
bers of  the  battalion  staying  only  over  Sunday,  July  —  or 
— ,  can  leave  Sunday  night  by  train.  The  charge  for  stay- 
ing over  Sunday,  including  boat  excursion  ticket  {obtained 

from  Mr. ),  will  be  $1.25. 

Yours  tndy, 
(Signed) 


Clergyman  in  charge. 


Address  all  communications  to 


20/  East  i6th  Street, 

New  York  City. 

Shortly  before  going  to  camp,  the  following  letter  is 
sent  to  each  member  of  the  battalion : 

St.  George's  Cadet  Battalion 

Headquarters,    207    East    i6th    Street 
New  York  City 

{General  Orders  No.  4.) 

July  —,  19—. 

The  battalion  will  leave  for  camp  at  Northport,  Long 
Island,  on  Saturday,  July  — ,  ig — .  Drill  call  at  12.1^ 
P.M.  Assembly  at  12.20  p.m.  Uniform  — campaign  hats 
and  leggings.  Don't  fail  to  bring  white  gloves  and  wear  a 
good  strong  pair  of  black  shoes. 

The  camp  is  situated  on  Eaton's  Neck,  about  three  and 
one-half  miles  from  Northport  railroad  station,  and  about 
the  same  distance  from  Northport  village.  Railroad  ex- 
cursion ticket,  %2.  Visitors  coming  to  camp  on  Sundays 
can  leave  East  J4th  Street  at  8.jo  a.m.  ;  take  the  elec- 
tric car  to  Northport  village,  and,  unless  weather  is  stormy, 

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a  yacht  or  launch  will  meet  them  there  to  take  them  to  the 
camp.  Return  same  way  about  jour  o'clock.  On  week- 
days the  yacht  will  meet  the  electric  car  which  connects  with 
the  g  A.M.  train  from  East  J4th  Street.  Other  ways  to 
get  to  the  camp:  (z)  Take  electric  car  to  Monument,  and 
walk  two  and  one-half  miles.  (2)  Hire  a  rig  in  Northport. 
Members  of  the  battalion  staying  over  Sundays  only  will 
be  charged  $i.2j. 

The  battalion  will  leave  for  camp  at  foot  of  East  24th 
Street,  Recreation  Pier,  at  i  p.m.  sharp.  The  battalion 
will  arrive  in  New  York  {24th  Street  Recreation  Pier)  on 
Monday,  July  — ,  at  about  j.jo  p.m. 

Address  all  letters  care  of  St.  George's  Cadet  Battalion, 
Northport,  L.  I. 

By  order  of 

H 5 , 

Commanding  Officer. 

E R , 

Adjutant. 

The  battalion  goes  into  camp  on  the  first  or  second 
Saturday  in  July.  About  ten  days  before,  a  committee, 
composed  of  three  or  more  officers,  overhaul  the  camp 
stuff  and  pass  in  a  requisition  for  necessary  new  and 
additional  material  to  the  military  instructor. 

Two  months  or  more  before  camping  -  time,  arrange- 
ments are  made  to  secure  a  proper  site,  and  to  provide 
for  the  transportation  of  the  cadets  and  their  supplies. 
This  is  attended  to  by  the  military  instructor  and  a  com- 
mittee of  the  cadets.  The  camp  is  located  as  far  away 
from  civilization  as  possible,  where  the  noise  and  plav 
of  the  boys  will  disturb  nobody,  and  where  the  camping- 
party  will  have  to  depend  on  its  own  resources  for  its 
amusement  and  pleasures. 

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Any  boy  in  the  battalion  who  is  in  good  standing, 
and  who  has  paid  his  dues  to  the  BattaHon  Club,  is  eligible 
for  camp.  The  senior  company  men  pay  $3.75,  and  the 
junior  company  $2.75.  This  money  is  paid  on  a  definite 
evening  to  the  military  instructor  a  few  days  before  the 
cadets  leave  for  camp.  Upon  the  receipt  of  the  same 
each  boy  is  given  a  canvas  bag,  two  feet  by  one  and  a 
half,  in  which  to  put  what  things  are  necessary  for  the 
time  which  he  is  in  camp — an  extra  suit  of  under-cloth- 
ing, night-clothes,  socks,  one  pair  of  trousers,  toilet  arti- 
cles, and  bathing-suit. 

These  bags  are  returned  on  a  stated  night,  and  packed 
and  shipped  with  the  rest  of  the  camp  stuff,  under  the 
direction  of  one  of  the  older  cadets,  who  assumes  the 
duties  of  quartermaster. 

The  day  before  the  battalion  leaves  for  camp,  a  pioneer 
squad,  composed  of  the  military  instructor,  the  cook, 
and  four  or  five  of  the  stronger  fellows,  arrive  on  the 
camp  scene  with  all  baggage  and  supplies  and  put  every- 
thing to  rights.  The  tents  are  put  up  in  military  form, 
straw  is  procured  for  the  sleeping-bags,  and  all  necessary 
arrangements  for  a  sanitary  and  healthful  camp  are 
properly  looked  after. 

By  special  arrangement  with  a  steamboat  company, 
cadets  are  carried  to  and  from  camp  for  one  dollar  each, 
round  trip,  making  no  charge  for  baggage.  The  battalion 
meets  at  headquarters  on  the  day  set  for  going  to  camp, 
and  marches  in  regular  military  formation  to  the  boat. 

On  arrival  in  camp  they  stand  at  attention  in  compan}?-- 
front  formation,  and  are  told  briefly  by  the  military 
instructor  about  the  programme  and  regime  of  the  camp 
for  the  coming  week.  They  are  then  assigned  their  re- 
spective tents.  The  companies  are  assigned  tents  as 
follows : 

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Imagine  a  long  street.  In  the  middle  of  this  street, 
at  one  end,  is  the  tent  for  the  military  instructor  and 
staff,  here  they  can  easily  overlook  the  entire  street.  On 
one  side  are  the  tents  of  the  Senior  company  and  its 
commissioned  officer;  on  the  other  side  the  tents  of  the 
Juniors,  and  officers.  The  tent  of  the  commissary  de- 
partment is  placed  at  some  distance  from  this  street. 
There  is  also  a  guard  tent.  In  each  tent  there  are  seven 
or  eight  men  and  a  cadet-officer  in  charge  of  them,  a  ser- 
geant or  corporal.  As  soon  as  the  boys  are  sent  to  their 
tents  they  stack  their  guns  by  the  rear  pole,  and  select 
their  places,  filling  their  sleeping-bags  with  straw.  They 
are  then  ready  for  the  camp  programme. 

CAMP   PROGRAMME 

A.M. 

Reveille 6 

Call  to  fall  in 6.05 

Roll-call 6.10 

Mess 7 

Inspection 8 

Sick  call 9 

Company  drills 9  to  10 

Swimming 11  to  12 

Mess 12 

P.M. 

Swimming 4  to    5 

Dress-parade 5.15 

Mess 6 

Call  to  turn  in 10.15 

Taps 10.30 

Every  boy  must  take  part  of  the  life  and  work  of  the 
camp.  There  are  different  details  to  which  boys  are  as- 
signed— i.  e.,  a  detail  to  get  water,  wood,  supplies  from 
the  village,  etc.     If  a  boy  fails  to  comply  willingly  with 

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the  understood  regulations  of  camp,  he  is  placed  on 
police -duty  or  extra  guard -duty,  and  if  the  case  is  a 
serious  one  he  may  be  asked  to  go  home.  If  he  is  placed 
on  police-duty,  he  must  help  pick  up  all  scraps  of  paper 
or  refuse  in  and  about  camp,  scrub  down  the  table 
where  the  staff  and  commissioned  officers  eat,  assist 
the  cook,  etc.  If  he  is  placed  on  guard-duty,  he  pa- 
trols his  beat,  two  hours  on  and  two  hours  off,  from 
8  P.M.  to  4  A.M. 

The  duty  of  a  man  on  guard  is  to  challenge  all  strangers 
who  approach  the  camp  after  dark,  to  see  that  order  is 
preserved  in  the  tents  and  absolute  quiet  maintained  after 
taps,  to  watch  the  boats  on  the  shore,  to  guard  against 
a  raid  on  the  commissary  department,  and  to  take  the 
names  and  report  all  those  of  the  cadets  who  come  in 
late  to  the  camp. 

The  menu  of  the  camp  is  simple  but  wholesome  and 
hearty.  Plenty  of  stewed  fruit  and  vegetables,  with 
fresh  meat  once  every  day,  forms  the  background  of  it. 
The  milk  and  meat  come  from  the  city  every  day,  and 
the  launch  brings  over  ice  every  morning  from  the  vil- 
lage, which  keeps  them  fresh.  For  an  ice-chest,  a  mili- 
tary-chest is  sunk  into  the  sand  under  some  bushes  near 
by  the  cook's  tent. 

In  the  morning  and  afternoon,  as  well  as  in  the  evening, 
there  is  time  not  arranged  for  in  the  schedule  given.  To 
get  the  most  out  of  the  week,  one  day  is  set  apart  for  ath- 
letic games,  swimming  and  boating  races ;  and  one  after- 
noon is  given  over  to  a  competitive  baseball  game.  The 
row-boats  are  secured  from  a  near-by  picnic-ground  at  two 
dollars  per  week,  and  the  launch  for  transporting  supplies 
from  the  village  was  run  by  the  boys  at  a  cost  of  twelve 
dollars.  The  competitive  events  come  towards  the  end 
of  camp-time,  and  the  idle  moments  are  taken  up  in 

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getting  ready  tor  them.  They  do  not  interfere  with  the 
daily  schedule.  On  Sundays,  either  a  simple  praise  ser- 
vice is  held  in  the  open  air  and  a  brief  talk  given  to  the 
boys  by  the  clergyman  who  is  interested  in  the  organiza- 
tion, or  they  march  to  some  neighboring  village  and 
attend  church  in  a  body. 

The  discipline  of  the  camp  is  in  the  hands  of  the  mili- 
tary instructor  and  the  commissioned  and  non-commis- 
sioned officers,  who  form  a  council  and  pass  judgment 
on  all  offenders. 

A  camp  for  fifty  costs  about  $425  for  ten  days.  Of 
this  amount,  $150  is  furnished  by  the  boys.  The  other 
$275  is  raised  by  subscription  from  those  interested  in 
the  boys'  outing,  or  else  taken  out  of  the  annual  appro- 
priation for  the  battalion  provided  by  the  church. 

The  general  itemized  account  is  as  follows : 

RUNNING   EXPENSES 

Transportation $50 

Wages  for  cook 33 

Groceries  and  meat 125 

Milk,  butter,  and  eggs 33 

Straw,  bread,  ice,  fresh  vegetables,  etc.     .  25 

Launch  and  boat  hire 35 

Expressage 5 

Cartage  and  transfer 20 

Sundries 40 


$366 
To  this  should  be  added  an  annual  allow- 
ance for  repairs  on  tents 30 

And  for  refurnishing  and  new  equipment     30 

Total  cost $426 

The  constitution  of  the  battalion  follows: 

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CONSTITUTION 
ARTICLE   I 

NAME    AND    OBJECTS 

Sec.  I.  This  organization  shall- be  known  as  the  St.  George's 
Battalion  Club,  and  shall  have  two  departments:  (i)  Military, 
and  (2)  Athletic. 

Sec.  2.  The  objects  of  the  club  shall  be  as  follows: 
(i)  To  support  St.  George's  Church  in  all  its  work. 

(2)  To  promote  true  manliness  among  its  members. 

(3)  To  cherish  good-fellowship  and  friendship. 

ARTICLE    II 

MEMBERSHIP 

Sec.  I.  All  boys  between  the  ages  of  fourteen  and  eighteen, 
inclusive,  who  are  connected  with  St.  George's  Sunday-school, 
shall  be  eligible  to  membership.  Any  member  ceasing  to  be 
connected  with  the  church  may  be  dropped  by  the  house  com- 
mittee. 

ARTICLE    III 

MEETINGS 

Sec.  I.  The  club  shall  hold  meetings  the  third  Wednesday  of 
each  month  in  the  club-room,  at  8  p.m.  If  the  meeting  comes 
on  a  legal  holiday,  then  it  shall  be  held  on  the  following  Mon- 
day. 

A  special  meeting  may  be  called  by  the  president,  or  must  be 
called  on  the  written  request  of  ten  members. 

ARTICLE   IV 
officers 

Sec.  I.  The  civil  officers  of  the  club  shall  consist  of  a  presi- 
dent, a  vice-president,  a  secretary,  and  a  treasurer. 

Sec.  2.  The  president,  vice-president,  and  secretary  shall  be 
elected  by  the  club,  semi-annually,  at  the  February  and  October 
meetings.     The  treasurer  shall  be  appointed  by  the  Rector. 

The  club  shall  elect  officers  at  the  meeting  when  this  amended 
constitution  shall  be  voted  upon,  to  serve  until  the  February 
meeting. 

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ARTICLE   V 

HOUSE    COMMITTEE 

Sec.  I.  The  house  committee  shall  consist  of  a  clergyman  of 
St.  George's  Church,  who  shall  be  the  chairman;  a  counsellor, 
the  military  instructor,  the  athletic  instructor,  the  chairman  of 
the  athletic  department — all  to  be  appointed  by  the  Rector ;  the 
president,  the  vice-president,  the  secretary,  the  treasurer,  the 
athletic  captain,  the  commanding  officers  of  the  two  military 
companies,  the  sergeant-at-arms,  and  the  first  sergeant  of  the 
drum,  fife,  and  bugle  corps. 

ARTICLE   Vr 

DUTIES    OP    HOUSE    COMMITTEE 

Sec.  I.  The  duties  of  the  house  committee  shall  be  as  follows: 
(i)  To  act  on  all  business  that  concerns  the  club. 

(2)  To  inspect  the  books  and  reports  of  the  secretary  and 
treasurer  at  any  time. 

(3)  To  fill  any  vacancy  among  the  elected  officers  of  the  club 
by  a  vote  of  the  majority  of  those  present,  the  person  so  appoint- 
ed to  hold  office  until  the  next  regular  election. 

(4)  To  have  jurisdiction  of  all  questions  of  discipline,  and  to 
have  the  power  to  fine,  suspend,  drop,  or  expel  any  member  or 
members  for  conduct  prejudicial  to  the  club,  or  non-payment  of 
dues,  after  an  opportunity  to  be  heard  is  given  the  said  member 
or  members.  Also  to  delegate  the  power  of  suspension  for  a 
period  of  not  more  than  one  week  to  such  person  or  committee 
as  they  may  see  fit. 

(5)  To  engage  and  discharge  a  superintendent  to  take  charge 
of  the  club-rooms. 

(6)  To  make  purchases  and  contracts  for  the  club. 

ARTICLE   VII 

MEMBERSHIP    COMMITTEE 

Sec.  I.  The  president  shall  appoint  two  members  of  the  club 
at  each  semi-annual  election,  who,  together  with  the  chainnan  of 
the  house  committee,  shall  compose  the  membership  committee. 

Sec  2.  This  committee  shall  investigate  all  applicants  for 
membership,  and  enter  the  names  of  those  it  elects  in  the  club 
roll.  It  shall  also  have  the  power  to  receive  and  accept  resigna- 
tions (which  should  be  written),  provided  the  member  resigning 
shall  be  in  good  standing. 

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ARTICLE   VIII 

Sec.   I.  A  quorum  of  the  club  shall  consist  of  twelve  members. 
Sec.   2.  A  quorum  of  the  house   committee   shall   consist  of 
five  members. 

ARTICLE    IX 

AMENDMENTS 

Sec.  I.  This  constitution  may  be  amended  by  a  vote  of  the 
members  of  the  club  present  at  any  meeting,  provided  the  pro- 
posed amendments  shall  be  approved  by  the  house  committee, 
and  be  posted  in  the  club-rooms  at  least  one  week  before  the 
meeting  at  which  the  amendments  are  to  be  considered. 

BY-LAWS 
ARTICLE    I 

DUES 

The  dues  shall  be  as  follows : 

(i)  For  members  under  sixteen  years  of  age,  one  dollar  per 
year. 

(2)  For  members  sixteen  years  old  and  over,  two  dollars  per 
year. 

All  dues  are  to  be  paid  to  the  superintendent  semi-annually, 
in  advance,  on  or  before  the  first  days  of  October  and  April. 
If  not  then  paid,  the  house  committee  will  suspend  members 
until  their  dues  are  paid,  or  it  may  drop  any  member  in  arrears 
of  dues  for  one  month. 

ARTICLE  II 

The  treasurer  shall  render  a  report  at  each  meeting  of  the 
club,  and  whenever  called  on  to  do  so  by  the  house  committee. 
He  shall  also  make  a  yearly  report  from  April  to  April  to  the 
house  committee.  This  report  must  be  audited  by  two  mem- 
bers of  St.  George's  parish,  appointed  by  the  chairman  of  the 
house  committee.  The  treasurer's  books  shall  be  kept  in  three 
divisions:  Military,  Athletic,  and  Social,  the  third  being  used 
exclusively  for  the  expenses  of  the  club.  Each  division  shall 
have  an  equal  share  of  the  dues. 

ARTICLE    III 

APPLICATION    FOR    MEMBERSHIP 

All  proposals  for  membership  must  be  signed  by  two  members 
and  a  member  of  the  membership  committee,  and  be  accom- 

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panied  by  six  months'  dues.  Such  applications  must  be  handed 
to  the  superintendent  of  the  club-room  and  posted  on  the  bul- 
letin-board for  one  week  before  action  can  be  taken. 

ARTICLE    IV 

Special  meetings  of  the  house  comtnittee  may  be  called  by 
its  chairman,  or  must  be  called  at  the  written  request  of  three 
of  its  members. 

ARTICLE   V 

The  secretary  shall  keep  a  record  of  the  proceedings  of  the 
Battalion  Club  and  the  house  committee,  and  shall  read  a 
report  of  the  business  transacted  by  the  house  committee  at 
each  meeting  of  the  club.  Also  the  minutes  of  each  club  meet- 
ing shall  be  read  at  the  following  meeting  of  the  house  com- 
mittee. 

ARTICLE   VI 

The  military  instructor  shall  have  charge  of  the  military 
department.  Saturday  night  shall  be  reserved  for  the  military 
department. 

ARTICLE   VII 

The  chairman  of  the  athletic  department  and  the  athletic 
instructor  shall  have  charge  of  the  athletic  department.  Thurs- 
day night  shall  be  reserved  for  the  athletic  department. 

ARTICLE   VIII 

The  heads  of  the  various  departments  shall  plan  the  work  and 
arrange  the  organization  of  their  several  departments,  subject  to 
the  approval  of  the  house  committee. 

ARTICLE    IX 

All  entertainments  of  this  club,  of  whatever  department,  must 
be  first  authorized  by  the  house  committee. 

ARTICLE    X 

Order  of  business  at  meetings  of  the  club: 

1.  Call  to  order. 

2.  Call  of  roll. 

3.  Reading  the  minutes. 

4.  Report  by  the  secretary  of  business  transacted  by  the 

house  committee  since  the  last  meeting  of  the  club. 

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5.  Treasurer's  report. 

6.  Reports  of  committees  and  officers. 

7.  New  business. 

8.  Adjournment. 

ARTICLE   XI 

These  By-laws  may  be  amended  by  a  vote  of  the  majority  of 
the  members  of  the  club  present  at  any  meeting. 


VII 

WORK    WITH    GIRLS 

I.  The  Girls'  Friendly  Society — II,  The  King's  Daughters — III.  The 
Sewing-school. 

I. THE    girls'    friendly    SOCIETY 

The  initial  conditions  which  were  encountered  by  the 
workers  among  the  boys,  confronted  also  the  workers 
among  the  girls.  With  the  young  women  of  the  parish 
as  a  nucleus,  a  branch  of  the  Girls'  Friendly  Society  was 
started,  with  the  special  intention  of  drawing  into  its 
ranks,  and  so  within  the  influence  of  the  church,  the 
girls  living  in  the  neighborhood,  and  also  those  working 
in  the  shops  and  factories  of  the  district. 

Their  response  was  immediate,  and  while  at  first  they 
cared  only  for  play  and  amusement,  gradually,  through 
the  uplifting  agencies  of  organization  and  friendship,  the 
tone  of  the  meetings  improved,  new  members  with  higher 
standards  sought  admission,  and,  through  the  system  of 
grading  finally  adopted,  the  branch  became  a  great 
transforming  agency  in  the  lives  of  girls;  so  that  the 
roughest  who  now  join  in  the  younger  grades  yield  surely 
and  quickly  to  the  friendly  pressure  towards  betterment, 
physical,  mental,  and  spiritual,  which  is  the  atmosphere 
of  the  weekly  meetings. 

The  following  conspectus,  which  is  posted  in  large  tyjJe 
in  the  girls'  hallway  of  the  Parish  House,  shows  in  general 
the  various  activities  and  opportunities,  industrial  and 
social,  which  we  propose  now  to  describe  in  detail. 

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Lydia  Dorcas  appears  at  the  Parish  House  on  the 
second  Tuesday  in  November,  that  being  the  "first  day." 
She  has  a  penny  in  her  hand — the  weekly  due — and  she 
desires  to  join  a  candidates'  class.  She  reaches  the  house 
at  half-past  three,  leaves  her  hat  in  the  cloak-room,  and 
gives  her  name,  her  address,  and  her  penny  to  the  asso- 
ciate at  the  door.  She  is  shown  into  the  kitchen-garden 
room,  in  one  end  of  which  associates  and  small  children— 
Lydia  is  aged  five — are  playing  games.  For  half  an  hour 
one  game  follows  another,  taking  in  all  new  -  comers. 
Then  the  girls  fall  into  line  and  are  marched  to  their 
seats  for  the  service  which  precedes  the  classes. 


CANDIDATES'   SERVICE 


True  friends  help  each  other,  Happy  home,  where  Jesus — 

Gladly  give  and  take;  Best  and  truest  friend — - 

Bear  with  one  another  Waits  for  Christian  pilgrims 

For  sweet  friendship's  sake.  At  their  journey's  end. 

Even  when  parted  always,  Where  the  meek  and  lowly 

Love  each  other  still;  Find  at  length  their  part, 

Both  in  joy  and  sorrow,  And  a  special  blessing 

Sharing  good  and  ill.  Crowns  the  pure  in  heart. 

Onward,  etc. 
Onward  in  life's  journey. 

Clasping  hand  and  hand, 
Thus  they  seek  together 
Friendship's  native  land. 

PURITY    IS    CLEANNESS    OF    THOUGHT,    WORD,    AND    DEED 

LET  US  PRAY 

Our  Father,  who  art  in  heaven,  hallowed  be  Thy 
name.  Thy  kingdom  come.  Thy  will  be  done  on  earth, 
as  it  is  in  heaven;  give  us  this  day  our  daily  bread, 
and  forgive  us  our  trespasses,  as  we  forgive  those  who 
trespass  against  us;  and  lead  us  not  into  temptation, 
but  deliver  us  from  evil;  for  Thine  is  the  kingdom,  the 
power,  and  the  glory,  forever  and  ever.     Amen. 

O  Lord,  we  beseech  Thee  to  bless  us,  and  all  who 
belong  to  the  Girls'  Friendly  Society.     Amen. 

O  Lord,  make  us  and  keep  us  pure  and  clean  in  word 
and  in  deed.     Amen. 


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As  soon  as  the  service  is  over,  the  work  of  the  classes 
begins.  The  lesson  is  given  from  the  platform  by  the 
kitchen-garden  teacher,  and  two  young  associates  at  each 
table  direct  its  application.  At  five  o'clock  the  classes 
are  dismissed.  Lydia,  as  she  goes  home,  carries  a  card 
which  has  the  candidates'  service  printed  on  one  side 
and  certain  rules  on  the  other.  This  card  she  is  to  study 
with  the  aid  of  her  parents,  and  bring  back  at  the  next 
meeting. 


I. 

II. 
III. 

IV. 

V. 

VI. 

VII. 

GIRLS'   FRIENDLY   SOCIETY 

OF 

candidate's  card 

I  PROMISE  TO  TRY 

To  be  clean  in  body  and  neat  in  dress. 

To  be  pure  and  clean  in  all  I  say  or  do. 

To  be  kind  and  friendly  to  others. 

To  be  truthful,  honest,  and  polite  in  meetings,  at 

work,  and  in  my  home. 
To  be  regular  at  meetings  and  faithful  at  work. 
To  go  to  church  every  Sunday. 
To  do  all  this  because  I  am  God's  child. 

Name , 

A.ddress.  .                

When  Lydia  is  aged  ten,  she  is  advanced  to  the  next 
department,  which  meets  on  the  same  afternoon  in  other 
rooms.  Here,  too,  games  are  played  for  half  an  hour, 
while  the  children  are  assembling,  and  at  four  the  ser- 
vice is  said  as  before,  and  the  girls  disperse  to  their 
classes.     Lydia  now  learns  either  simple  cooking,  such 

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as  boiling  and  poaching  eggs  and  baking  potatoes,  or 
cross-stitch  and  embroidery.  At  twelve  years  of  age 
she  enters  the  calisthenic  class,  being  an  advanced  grade 
of  the  same  department.  Now,  eight  weeks  of  consecu- 
tive attendance  and  thorough  learning  of  the  promises, 
prayers,  and  hymns  on  the  card  entitle  her  to  wear  the 
candidates'  button.  This  is  inscribed:  "St.  George's 
G.  F.  S.  Candidate,"  in  blue  letters  on  a  white  ground. 

At  fourteen,  Lydia  Dorcas,  like  many  of  the  girls  of 
her  age,  leaves  school  to  earn  her  living.  She  is  therefore 
no  longer  able  to  attend  the  afternoon  class.  Accord- 
ingly, she  receives  a  transfer-card  by  which  she  is  ad- 
mitted to  the  Junior  Probationers'  meeting,  on  Thursday 
evenings  at  eight  o'clock. 


Purity  is  cleamiess  of  thought,  word,  and  deed 
GIRLS'   FRIENDLY   SOCIETY 

CANDIDATES 

Admit 

Address 

TO    THE 

JUNIOR  PROBATIONERS 

ON 

October 190.  .,  at  8  p.m. 

207   EAST  i6tH  STREET 

Bear  ye  one  another's  burdens 


In  these  evening  classes,  talks  are  given  by  the  asso- 
ciates in  charge,  and  the  tuition  is  more  advanced. 
After  eight  consecutive  weeks  of  attendance  here,  her 
candidates'  button  is  exchanged  for  another,  marked  in 
red  letters  "Junior  Probationers." 
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Administration  of  an  institutional  church 

At  sixteen,  after  two  years  in  this  department,   she 
learns  the  Resolution  by  heart. 


RESOLUTION  TO  BE  SIGNED  BY  MEM- 
BERS OF  ST.  GEORGE'S  BRANCH 

Resolved:  That  as  a  member  of  St. 
George's  Branch  of  the  Girls'  Friendly  So- 
ciety, I  will  earnestly  strive  after  personal 
purity,  in  thought,  word,  and  action,  and 
will  try  by  my  own  conduct  to  use  my  influ- 
ence for  purity  with  other  girls. 

That  I  will  show  myself  kind  and  friendly 
to  others,  especially  to  the  girls  belonging  to 
this  Society. 

That  .1  will  try  by  my  own  truthfulness, 
honesty,  and  orderly  conduct  in  meetings,  at 
work,  and  in  my  daily  life  to  uphold  the  name 
of  the  Society. 

Amen. 


She  is  now  given  a  transfer-card,  admitting  her  to  mem- 
bership in  the  Girls'  Friendly  Society.  (See  page  201.) 
On  the  back  of  this  card  an  associate  certifies  that  Lydia 
Dorcas  is  sixteen  years  of  age,  has  been  a  member  of  St. 
George's  G.  F.  S.  Junior  Probationers  for  two  years,  and 
can  say  the  Resolution  and  Prayer  of  the  society. 

Girls  of  sixteen  or  over,  who  have  not  passed  through 
this  novitiate,  have  a  separate  probation  of  three  months. 
Once  a  year  all  of  these  girls,  with  those  who  have  regu- 
larly gone  over  the  prescribed  stages,  are  admitted  by 
the  Rector  to  membership  in  the  society.  This  takes 
place  at  a  service  in  the  church,  which  all  who  belong  to 
the  Branch  in  the  parish  are  expected  to  attend.  The 
Rector  makes  an  address,  and  gives  each  new  member 

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Purity  is  cleanness  of  thought,  word,  and  deed 
GIRLS'   FRIENDLY   SOCIETY 

JUNIOR    PROBATIONERS 

Admit 

Address 

TO 

Membership  in  the  Girls'  Friendly  Society 

ON 

October 190.  .,  at  8  p.m. 

207  east  i6th  street 

Bear  ye  one  another's  burdens 


the  silver  badge  of  the  Girls'  Friendly  Society.  The 
Resolution  is  formally  signed,  and  a  member's  book  and 
card  received.  The  book  and  card  are  printed  by  the  gen- 
eral society,  and  may  be  had  at  their  office  in  the  Church 
Missions  House,  281  Fourth  Avenue,  New  York  City. 

Lydia's  opportunities  are  now  very  varied,  as  is  readily 
seen  in  the  list  of  meetings  here  displayed : 

MEMBERS 
Mondays — All  the  year.     8  to  9.15  p.m. 
social  evening 
Question-box  Talks  by  clergy 

Missionary  worlc  Library  open 

Entertainment  first  Monday  in  each  month,  9  p.m. 

Tuesdays — All  the  year.     8  to  9.15  p.m. 
October  ist  to  June  ist. 

CLASSES 

Basket  weaving  Drawn-work  Gymnasium 

Cooking  Dress-making  Literature 

Calisthenics  Embroidery  Penny- provident 

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ADMINISTRATION   OF  AN   INSTITUTIONAL  CHURCH 

June  ist  to  October  ist. 

Dancing  and  games. 

Fridays — October  ist  to  June  ist.     8  to  9.15  p.m. 

CLASSES 

Basket  weaving  Drawing 

Cooking  ,    Millinery 

Calisthenics  Recreation 

Dress-making  Library  open 

ASSOCIATES 
First  Friday  in  each  month,  at  11  a.m.,  at  St. 
George's  Deaconess  House. 

BRANCH  HELPERS 
Members'  own  organization  to  discuss  and  aid 
Branch  work.     First  Monday  in  Jan- 
uary, April,  and  October,  8  p.m. 

In  the  choice  of  these  classes,  and  in  all  the  perplexities 
of  her  life  where  she  feels  the  need  of  guidance,  she  has 
the  friendly  aid  of  an  associate,  who  meets  her  half-way 
with  sympathy  and  affection. 

Now  she  has  an  opportunity  to  undertake,  in  her  turn, 
some  work  for  others,  arranged  and  managed  by  the  girls 
themselves,  under  the  name  of  the  Branch  Helpers. 

CONSTITUTION 

OP    THE 

BRANCH    HELPERS    OF    ST.    GEORGE'S    GIRLS' 
FRIENDLY   SOCIETY 


ARTICLE  I 

NAME 

The  name  of  this  association  shall  be  the  Branch  Helpers. 
ARTICLE  11 

OBJECT 

The  object  of  this  association  shall  be  to  further  the  interest 
and  progress  of  the  Girls'  Friendly  Society. 

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ARTICLE  III 

OFFICERS 

The  officers  of  this  association  shall  be  a  president,  vice-presi- 
dent, and  secretary.  They  shall  be  members  of  St.  George's 
parish. 

ARTICLE  IV 

PRESIDENT 

The  president,  or  in  her  absence  the  vice-president,  shall  pre- 
side at  the  meetings  of  the  association  and  of  the  council. 

ARTICLE  V 

SECRETARY 

The  secretary  shall  keep  the  minutes  of  the  meetings;  she 
shall  conduct  the  correspondence  and  keep  the  records  of  the 
association. 

ARTICLE  VI 

MEETINGS 

Meetings  shall  be  held  quarterly. 

ARTICLE  VII 

ELECTIONS 

Once  in  two  years,  commencing  in  1899,  the  officers  of  this 
association  shall  be  elected  at  the  meeting  held  the  second  Mon- 
day in  January;  on  nominations  presented  from  each  class  in 
the  Girls'  Friendly  Society,  one  member  of  each  class  shall  also 
be  elected  and  shall,  with  the  officers,  constitute  the  council,  to 
hold  office  for  two  years. 

ARTICLE  VIII 

COUNCIL 

The  coimcil  shall  have  general  charge  of  the  affairs  of  the 
association,  and  shall  have  full  power;  it  shall  be  their  duty  to 
carry  out  the  purposes  of  the  association  according  to  its  consti- 
tution. Members  of  the  council  shall  have  been  members  of 
the  Girls'  Friendly  Society  for  two  years  or  more.  The  Branch 
secretary  shall  be  ex-officio  a  member  of  the  council. 

ARTICLE  IX 

MEMBERSHIP 

Any  member  of  the  Girls'  Friendly  Society  shall  be  eligible  to 
membership  in  this  association. 

ARTICLE  X 
This  constitution  may  be  amended  at  any  quarterly  meeting 

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of  this  association,  provided  such  amendment  shall  have  been 
posted  in  the  Girls'  Friendly  Society  rooms  by  unanimous  consent 
of  the  council,  one  month  previous  to  such  meeting. 

Each  evening  group  or  class  elects  a  delegate  to  repre- 
sent the  class  at  meetings  of  the  Branch  Helpers  council. 
There  she  makes  such  reports  as  are  indicated  in  the 
following  rules: 

RULES  FOR  CLASS  DELEGATES 

I.  To  be  present  at  all  meetings  of  the  class  or  council,  and 
also  at  all  quarterly  meetings  of  the  Branch  Helpers. 
II.  To  report  the  action  of  the  council  and  quarterly  meetings 
to  the  class. 

III.  To  get  the  vote  of  the  class  on  any  subject  referred  to  it  by 

the  council. 

IV.  To  collect  money  at  Christmas  and  dtiring  Lent ;  to  give  out 

the  missionary  work  and  see  that  it  is  returned  finished, 
and  to  keep   a  record  in  the   book  provided  for  that 
purpose. 
V.  To  call  the  roll,  in  the  absence  of  the  Associate. 
VI.  To    report    at    the    council    and    quarterly    meetings,    the 
average  attendance  of  her  class,  the  amounts  collected  at 
Christmas  and  during  Lent ;  to  give  account  of  missionary 
work  done,  and  to  report  any  dissatisfaction  or  increased 
interest   shown   by   the   members   in   the   work   of   the 
society. 
VII.   (And  most  important)  To  always  smile  and  wear  her  badge. 

COUNCIL    MEETINGS 

P'irst  Thursday  of  each  month,  at  8  p.m. 

QUARTERLY    MEETINGS 

First  Monday  in  January,  April,  and  September,  at  8  p.m. 

The  blanks  on  which  these  monthly  reports  are  made 
show  the  names  of  the  members  of  the  class,  the  contri- 
bution of  each  to  missionary  work,  the  amount  of  work 
given  out  and  finished,  and  her  standing  as  to  dues. 

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DRESS-MAKING  CLASS— DECEMBER 


NAME 

CLASS 
DONATION 

WORK  GIVEN  OUT 

WORK   FINISHED 

DUES 

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Annie  Brauer 

Agnes  Sfhloss 

Lizzie  Schmidt 

Barbara  Todd 

Blanche  Tuttle 

Alma  Tuttle.  .  . 

" 

Bessie  Uhlmann 

Minnie  Vetters 

Kate  Witte 

paid 

Bertha  Waite 

Mary  WessHng 

Mary  Young 

Associate 

$2 

00 

MONTHLY    REPORT 

REMARKS 

14 
10 
18 
IS 
2.00 
one 

box   sent  to  Spring  Hill  Mines  Hospital, 
N.  S. 

Work  given  out 

Donations.  J 

Beside  these  provisions  for  work,  there  are  also  oppor- 
tunities for  play.  Entertainments  are  held  quarterly, 
on  the  third  Wednesday  in  January,  April,  and  October, 
with  an  excursion  in  July.  These  are  open  only  to  those 
whose  dues  are  fully  paid.  There  are  dances  in  May 
and  November,  and  during  the  year  two  plays.  Every 
Monday  there  is  a  social  meeting,  at  which  the  clergy 
answer  questions  put  in  a  box,  on  religious,  historical, 
and  social  current  topics.  The  girls  meet  on  this  even- 
ing in  groups,  each  of  which  has  a  vSpecial  missionary 
object  to  further,  under  the  guidance  of  an  associate, 
who  makes  a  study  of  the  object  chosen  by  her  girls. 

Each  group  in  turn  is  assigned  one  month  when  it  can 
claim  the  interest  and  work  of  all  the  other  groups.  At 
the  first  meeting  of  the  month,  the  class-delegate  of  the 
group  whose  turn  it  is,  rises  after  the  opening  service, 
explains  the  work  in  which  she  wishes  to  enlist  the  co- 

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operation  of  all  the  others,  and  tells  the  special  part  her 
own  group  undertakes.  Sewing  for  this  special  object  is 
then  taken  up — the  material  is  supplied  by  the  members' 
and  associates'  dues — and  at  the  close  of  the  month  the 
garments  made  during  the  interval  are  counted,  given 
to  the  group,  and  the  evening  closes  with  a  missionary 
entertainment  illustrative  of  the  field  worked  for. 

To  instil  thrift,  there  is  a  station  of  the  Penny-Provident 
Fund,  receiving  money  on  deposit  in  amounts  from  one 
cent  to  one  dollar.  For  the  sick  there  is  a  sick-benefit 
fund :  those  who  pay  twenty  cents  a  month  receive  three 
dollars  a  week  when  sick ;  those  who  pay  thirty-five  cents 
receive  five  dollars.  Finally,  there  is  the  Diocesan  Vacation 
House,  at  Huntington,  Long  Island,  open  from  the  middle 
of  June  to  the  middle  of  September,  where  board  may  be 
had  by  members  and  associates  for  three  dollars  a  week. 

After  Lydia  has  belonged  to  the  Friday  evening  classes 
for  three  years,  she  is  admitted  to  the  privileges  of  the 
classes  which  meet  on  Tuesday  evenings.  Here  both  her 
privileges  and  her  responsibilities  are  enlarged,  for  from 
these  groups  are  taken  the  girls  who  work  on  the  various 
committees,  and  who  teach  the  Thursday  evening  classes 
of  Junior  Probationers. 

Careful  records  are  made  of  the  attendance  at  all  the 
classes.  These  are  kept  in  class-books.  After  an  ab- 
sence of  two  weeks,  a  post-card  is  sent  to  every  absentee. 

G.  F.  S. 

EVENING 

You  have  been  absent   weeks.     If  you  do  not 

wish  to  lose  your  place  in  your  class and  forfeit 

your  class  fee,  please  send  or  bring  your  excuse  to  Miss 

on evening. 

20/  East  i6th  Street. 
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WORK   WITH  GIRLS 

At  the  end  of  each  month  the  attendance  noted  in  all 
the  class-books  is  entered  in  a  general-attendance  book, 
by  the  committee  on  books,  who  hand  to  the  Branch  sec- 
retary a  list  of  all  members  who  have  not  attended  for  a 
month.  The  name  and  address  of  each  of  these  absentees 
is  then  written  on  a  special  report  form,  and  is  given  by 
the  Branch  secretary  at  the  next  associates'  meeting  to 
that  member's  associate.  She  fills  up  the  report,  and  re- 
turns it  to  the  secretary,  who  files  it  with  the  member's 
record  in  the  permanent  card-catalogue.     (See  page  208.) 

The  leaf  from  an  associate's  book  (given  on  page  209), 
which  is  provided  by  the  general  society,  shows  how  care- 
fully the  records  are  kept. 

In  case  a  girl  moves  to  some  other  part  of  the  city  or 
country,  a  letter  of  transfer,  on  an  official  blank  form, 
insures  her  a  friendly  reception  and  good  influences  in 
her  new  home. 

When  she  marries,  a  marriage -card  is  given  her  (see 
page  210),  and  she  is  commended  to  the  Young  Married 
Women's  Society,  where  she  further  increases  her  skill  in 
the  art  of  housewifery,  and  in  whose  kindergarten  her 
children  may  grow  up,  till  the  little  girls  begin  to  come 
around  on  a  Tuesday  afternoon  and  join  the  candidates' 
class,  as  their  mothers  did  before  them. 

The  associates  are  first  tried  in  work  with  the  can- 
didates classes,  and  then  with  the  Thursday  evening 
classes.  Those  who  pass  this  novitiate  well  are  admitted 
at  a  service  at  which  girls  are  received,  receive  the  badge 
of  the  society,  a  list  of  girls  specially  committed  to  their 
care,  and  a  statement  of  duties.  The  associate  is  ex- 
pected, in  her  evening  class  or  group,  to  discuss  the  work 
with  the  teacher  for  the  sake  of  progress  and  interest, 
to  be  punctual  at  the  opening  service,  to  call  the  roll  of 
the  class,   to  inquire  especially  about  the  absent,    and 

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ST.   GEORGE'S    MEMORIAL    HOUSE 
207    EAST   16TH   STREET,  N.  Y. 

ABSENCE  AND  DUES  REPORT 


Name 

Address 

Absent 

Class Night 

Dues  owed Paid. 


Please  visit  her  home  and  fill  out  and  return  as 
soon  as  possible  this  report  form. 


190, 

Name 

Address 

Work Wages 

_  .      (  Absence 

Reason  for  I 

i  Owing  dues 


(  Return 

When  will  she  - 

(  Pay 

Associate's  name 

Date  filed. 

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LEAF    FROM    AN    ASSOCIATE'S    BOOK 


Name  and  home  address  of  member:  Lydia  Dorcas,  400  Av.  A. 

Date  of  birth,  April  10,  iS8^. 

Baptized?   Yes.  Confirmed?   Yes. 

Admitted  by  Rev.  W.  S.  Rainsford,  D.D. 

Date,  January  10,  i(^oj. 

Member's  present  address  and  employer's  name,  John  Wanamaker. 

Church,  St.  George's. 

Employment  and  date  of  entering  it,  Saleswoman — igoi. 

Visits  made,  October  10.  Jan.  75.       March  14.   May  6. 

Visits  received,       Nov.  8.        Dec.  27.       March  4,  11,  18,  2j. 

Letters  written,      June  j.        July  8.         Aug.  10.      Sept.  g. 

Magazines,  Girls'  Friendly  Society  Magazine. 

Class  attended.  Basketry  on  Tuesday  evenings.   {Class  delegate.) 

Commended  to, 

Branch  and  Diocese, 

Date  of  Commendation, 


PAYMENTS 


YEAR 

JAN. 

APRIL 

JULY 

OCT. 

TOTAL 

1903 
1904 

•15 

•■^5 

■15 

■  ti 
■15 

.60 
.60 

FURTHER    PARTICULARS 

Lydia  has  belonged  to  the  G.  F.  S.  ever  since  she  joined  as  a 
candidate  at  five  years  of  age. 

She  is  a  regular  attendant  on  Friday  evenings,  and  attended 
my  Lenten  evenings  last  March  witliout  missing  one.  She  nwets 
me  regularly  at  Communion,  the  first  Sunday  in  each  montJi,  and 
lias  taken  up  lier  new  G.  F.  S.  responsibilities  very  earmstly. 


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ADMINISTRATION   OF  AN   INSTITUTIONAL   CHURCH 
MARRIAGE    CARD  (see  page   207). 


•^rwented  to 


it»n  Member  of  the  Girls  Friendly  Society. 


I^ 


yS 


\jxAtum^  \ooman  xfi  a  cpoktnt  to  tjer 

troiJl  in  h^  Slje  ^iU  be  ^im  Qoob  <md 
r\al  etfii  all  life  baja^  ci  If^n  life. 

I}cto<ntkctb  toUlinfil|r  hritij  Ij^r  Ijanb^ 
Si)e  :itveUi)d[}  end  fjev  ijanb  to  th«  fcov-. 


trangt^oni*  Ijonoar  ore  Jjerrbtljing; 
ccnbSlje  ^Ijcdl  r^cnce  in  tlj^  time  to 


come.Sl)$  openelb  J)^  month  to'tly  toi^Sdom; 
ond  m  her  tan^ixe  ijet  tlje  lottr  of  kxr^ne;^;^ 
She  looketh  toell  to  t)^p  Ijon^elij^i^,  and 
eatctlj  not  tlje  bread  of  tdlene^^, 

aXfonr^  i^  deceitful,  and  beaolg  \^ 
bornsbnta  tooman  tljot  fearetij  ilje 


Itovb,  ^\)c  ;dlyaU  bepiatjeled. 


on  her  marriaje 


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Gol.YI. 
2 


,      Associate 
Branch  Secretary 
_____  Branch. 


maintain  regularity,  to  see  that  general  conversation  is 
kept  up  and  new  girls  made  to  feel  at  home,  to  have  the 
class  delegate  present  her  report  for  the  discussion  of  the 
class,  and  in  general  to  promote  good  social  feeling,  and 
to  encourage  the  friendship  and  confidence  of  the  girls. 
She  makes  the  following  promises : 


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WORK   WITH   GIRLS 

AS  AN  ASSOCIATE  OF  ST.  GEORGE'S  G.  F.  S. 

/  PROMISE: 
I.  To  see  each  of  the  members  on  my  list — in  their  own 
homes  if  possible,  or  if  not  there,  then  in  mine — at 
least  twice  during  the  winter. 
II.  To  write  to  each  of  them  at  least  once  during  the 
summer. 

III.  To  write  to  each  of  them  during  September,  reminding 

them  that  the  classes  open  in  October,  and  advising 
them  which  to  select. 

IV.  To  keep  a  careful  record  of  each  of  them  in  my  Asso- 

ciates' Book,  and  return  it  on  May  ist  and  November 
ist  for  the  information  of  the  council. 
V.  To  try  to  make  real  to  each  of  them  the  objects  of  the 
G.  F.  S.,  and  the  advantages  of  its  wide  extension, 
VI.  To  consider  my  weekly  evening  engagement   at  the 
G.  F.  S.  rooms  as  prior  and  superior  to  all  other 
engagements. 
VII.  To  invite  personally  or  by  note  those  who  have  been 
confirmed,  to  attend  the  8  a.m.  Communion  Service 
the  first  Sunday  of  each  month,  and  to  meet  and 
welcome  them  there,  if  possible. 
VIII.  To  attend  regularly  and  promptly  the  monthly  asso- 
ciates' meeting,  and  when  unable  to  do  so  to  notify 
the  Branch  secretary  to  that  effect,  before  the  meeting. 

[signed]  

DUES 

Payable  yearly,  in  January,  in  advance $3.00 

FINES 

For  absence  from  associates'  meeting 50 

"    lateness  at  "  "  25 

associates'  meeting 

The  first  Friday  of  each  month,  at  4  p.m. 

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II. THE    king's    daughters 

The  purpose  of  this  society  is  "to  deepen  spiritual  life 
and  to  stimulate  Christian  activity."  It  was  started  by 
the  Rector  in  1891  in  order  to  keep  together  and  help  the 
girl  communicants.  The  girl's  who  were  confirmed  that 
year  were  divided  into  groups  for  mutual  encouragement 
and  work  for  Christ.  These  groups  were  made  a  part  of 
the  International  Order  of  the  King's  Daughters.  The 
central  offices  of  this  society  are  at  156  Fifth  Avenue, 
New  York  City,  where  the  constitution  and  other  printed 
matter,  and  the  badge,  may  be  obtained. 

The  following  is  the  service  used  at  the  admission  of 
members : 

Hymn. 
Collects. 

O  God,  who  didst  teach  the  hearts  of  Thy  faithful  people, 
by  sending  to  them  the  light  of  Thy  Holy  Spirit,  grant  us, 
by  the  same  Spirit,  to  have  a  right  judgment  in  all  things, 
and  evermore  to  rejoice  in  His  holy  comfort;  through  the 
merits  of  Christ  Jesus,  our  Saviour,  who  liveth  and  reigneth 
with  Thee,  in  the  unity  of  the  same  Spirit,  one  God,  world 
without  end. — Amen. 

Lord  of  all  power  and  might,  who  art  the  author  and  giver 
of  all  good  things,  graft  in  our  hearts  the  love  of  Thy  name, 
increase  in  us  true  religion,  nourish  us  with  all  goodness,  and 
of  Thy  great  mercy  keep  us  in  the  same;  through  Jesus  Christ, 
our  Lord. — Amen. 
The  Lord's  Prayer. 

Almighty  God,  who  didst  give  such  grace  unto  Thy  Holy 
Apostle,  St.  Andrew,  that  he  readily  obeyed  the  calling  of 
Thy  Son,  Jesus  Christ,  and  followed  Him  without  delay; 
grant  unto  us  all,  that  we,  being  called  by  Thy  holy  word, 
may  forthwith  give  up  ourselves  obediently  to  fulfil  Thy 
holy  commandments;  through  the  same  Jesus  Christ,  our 
Lord. — Amen, 

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Hymn. 

Address. 

Receiving  of  Crosses. 

Minister. — Receive  this  cross  in  the  name  of  Jesus  Christ, 
Thy  Saviour,  and  may  it  be  unto  thee  a  token  of 
His  undying  love,  and  of  thy  promise  to  serve  in 
His  name. — Amen. 

Minister. — Bless,  O  Lord,  this  Thy  servant,  and  make  her 
faithful  unto  her  life's  end. 

Response. — We  beseech  Thee  to  hear  us,  good  Lord. 

Minister. — Let  us  pray. 

Our  help  is  in  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

Response. — Who  hath  made  heaven  and  earth. 

Minister. — Blessed  be  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

Response. — Henceforth,  world  without  end. 

Minister.     O  Lord,  hear  our  prayer. 

Response. — ^And  let  our  cry  come  unto  Thee. 


O  God,  our  Father  and  our  King,  vouchsafe  to  (these  Thy 
servants)  such  a  measure  of  Thy  heavenly  grace  that  (they) 
may  be  mindful  always  whose  (they  are)  and  whom  (they 
serve) .  Defend  (them) ,  we  beseech  Thee,  so  that  (they)  may 
continue  Thine  forever,  and  daily  increase  in  Thy  Holy  Spirit 
more  and  more,  until  (they)  come  to  Thine  everlasting  King- 
dom.— Amen. 

O  God,  who  hast  purchased  to  Thyself  a  universal  church 
by  the  precious  blood  of  Thy  dear  Son,  mercifully  look  upon 
the  same,  and  guide  and  govern  with  Thy  Holy  Spirit  all  who 
may  be  chosen  for  any  kind  of  service  therein.  Especially 
we  pray  Thee  to  bless  this  parish  and  to  sanctify  the  mission 
of  Thy  daughters  for  the  spread  of  the  Kingdom,  both  within 
and  outside  of  its  borders.  We  ask  it  "in  His  name,"  and 
for  His  sake,  our  Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ. — Amen. 
Benediction. 
Hymn. — "Lead  as  We  Go"      .     .     .      Mary  Lowe  Dickinson. 

Lead  now,  as  forth  we  go,  Where  winds  of  trouble  blow, 

Master  divine;  Where  tides  of  sorrow  flow, 

On  paths  of  joy  or  woe  Fearless  our  steps  shall  go. 
Let  Thy  face  shiae.  Close  after  Thine. 

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Ours  be  the  willing  hand 
Thy  work  to  share; 

Ours  be  the  loving  heart 
Thy  cross  to  bear; 

True  Daughters  of  the  King, 

New  songs  our  lips  shall  sing. 

Faint  hearts  and  sorrowing, — 
These  are  our  care. 

Lowly  our  tasks,  or  grand. 

Serve  we  the  same. 
Bring  by  Thine  own  right  hand 

Praise  from  our  shame, 


If  but  some  soul  in  pain 
Look  up  and  smile  again. 
No  deed  can  be  in  vain, 

Wrought  "In  His  Name.' 

Drawn  by  Thy  Spirit  now, 
Ourselves  we  bring; 

On  prayer,  and  song,  and  vow, 
Our  souls  take  wing, 

Forth  from  this  blessed  place. 

Lead  us  to  show  Thy  grace; 

Write  on  each  lifted  face, 
"Child  of  a  Kinsf." 


Each  group  keeps  its  own  record  of  attendance,  the 
names  being  entered  on  a  card-catalogue. 


BauerU,  Annie 

79  Greenpoint  Av. 

Entered 

Took  the  Cross 

1901 

S.S. 

F. 

Visited 

C. 

1 

S.  S.  means  a  member  of  the  Sunday-school;  F.,  of  the  Girls'  Friendly 
Society;  C,  is  a  communicant. 


III. — THE    SEWING-SCHOOL 


The  school  is  in  four  departments:  kindergarten,  pri- 
mary, senior,  and  boys.  Children  between  the  ages  of 
four  and  seven  enter  the  kindergarten.     Thence  the  girls 


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are  promoted  into  the  primary,  the  boys  into  their  own 
department. 

In  the  primary  department,  children  are  taught  to  use 
the  needle,  and  to  take  the  more  important  stitches.  In 
the  lowest  class  the  subject  is  basting.  Having  mastered 
the  theory  of  the  stitch  and  done  work  which  satisfies 
the  teacher,  the  child  is  sent  with  a  sample  of  her  pro- 
ficiency to  the  work  examiner,  who  passes  on  its  quality. 
The  sample  is  put  on  file,  the  child  passes  an  oral  examina- 
tion on  the  stitch  just  learned,  the  name  of  the  stitch  is 
checked  off  on  her  course-card,  and  she  passes  into  the 
stitching  class. 

For  the  purpose  of  filing,  a  box  is  provided  with 
envelopes,  one  for  every  child  in  the  department,  mark- 
ed with  her  name.  In  these  envelopes  are  placed  the 
course-cards  and  all  samples  accepted  by  the  examiner. 
These  are  transferred  to  a  book  which,  when  the  girl 
graduates,  becomes  her  property,  and  serves  as  a  com- 


FIRST-YEAR  COURSE 


Basting o 

Running o 

Stitching o 

Back-stitching o 

Combination-stitch o 

Overcasting o 

Overhanding o 

Folding  Hems  on  Paper o 

Hemming  on  Cloth o 

Model,  Bag o 

IS  215 


ADMINISTRATION   OF   AN    INSTITUTIONAL  CHURCH 

plete  record  of  her  progress  and  attainments,  and  as  a 
proof  of  her  abiHty  should  she  wish  to  earn  her  living 
by  her  needle. 

In  the  boys'  primary  department,  the  lads  learn  to 
sew  on  buttons,  mend  their  pockets,  cane  chairs,  and 
cobble  shoes. 


SECOND-YEAR  COURSE 

Weaving o 

Garment  Bias  (Paper) o 

True  "  "         o 

Skirt  Opening  or  Placket o 

Gathering  and  Putting  on  Band    .     .     .  o 

Model,  Petticoat o 

Fell  Seam o 

French  Seam o 

Button-hole,  Eyelets,  and  Loops    .     .     .  o 

Sewing  on  Buttons o 

Model,  Corset-waist o 


THIRD-YEAR  COURSE 


Catch-stitching o 

Stocking  Darning o 

Cashmere o 

Darned  on  Patch o 

Hemmed  "  o 

Mending o 

Model,  Drawers o 


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FOURTH-YEAR  COURSE 


Skirt  Binding  (Velvet  Braid)      .     .     .     .  o 

Seam  Binding o 

"Whalebone  Casing o 

Putting  in  Whalebone o 

Sewing  on  Hooks  and  Eyes o 

Placket  and  Putting  on  Bands  .     .     .     .  o 

Making  Pockets o 

Putting  Pockets  in  Seam o 

Tailor  Button-hole o 


The  cards  are  of  different  colors,  and  each  bears 
on  the  other  side  the  name  of  the  scholar  and  the 
name  of  the  school.  A  mark  in  the  space  opposite 
each  accomplishment  indicates  the  progress  of  the 
scholar. 

Every  new  scholar  receives  a  card,  which  is  here  shown, 
front  and  back: 


No 

IS    A    MEMBER    OF 

THE  SEWING-SCHOOL 

OP 

St.  George's  Church 

NOV. 

DEC. 

JAN. 

4    1  II  1  iS  1  25 

2    1   9    1    16   1    23    1   30 

6    1  13  1  20  1  27 

1 

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The  School  meets  Saturday  Morning,  at 
TEN  o'clock 

Keep  this  card  clean,  bring  it  with  you 
each  Saturday,  and  present  it  as  you  enter. 

P  will  he  cut  for  punctual,  L  for  late. 

FEB.                                     MAR. 

APRIL 

3    1  lo  1  17  1  24    3  1  10  1  17  1  24  1  31 

7    1   14  1  21 1  28 

1 

On  Saturday  morning  the  child  brings  the  card.  If  she 
is  on  time,  the  card  is  punched  with  a  "P"  at  the  date  of 
that  day,  and  the  number  is  checked  on  a  numerical 
sheet.  If  she  is  late,  an  "L"  is  punched  in  the  card  and 
recorded  on  the  sheet.  The  sheet  contains  numbers  up 
to  500,  only  a  part  of  which  is  here  shown: 


I 

ir 

21 

31 

41 

51 

61 

71 

81 

91 

2 

12 

22 

32 

42 

52 

62 

72 

82 

92 

3 

13 

23 

32, 

43 

53 

63 

73 

83 

93 

4 

14 

24 

34 

44 

S4 

64 

74 

84 

94 

5 

15 

25 

35 

45 

55 

65 

75 

85 

95 

6 

16 

26 

36 

46 

56 

66 

76 

86 

96 

7 

17 

27 

37 

47 

57 

67 

77 

87 

97 

8 

18 

28 

38 

48 

58 

68 

78 

88 

98 

9 

19 

29 

39 

49 

59 

69 

79 

89 

99 

10 

20 

30 

40 

50 

60 

70 

80 

90 

100 

Thus  the  attendance  is  rapidly  taken  without  the  calling 
of  a  roll.  This  record  is  transferred  during  the  week  to 
a  roll-book. 

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When  the  girl  leaves  the  sewing-school,  she  has  passed 
through  a  practical  course  in  sewing  and  is  ready  to  work 
under  a  dress-maker  and  earn  wages. 

The  teachers  meet  for  conference  on  the  second  Satur- 
day of  each  month.  This  is  preceded  and  prepared  for 
by  a  meeting  of  the  council  on  the  first  Saturday.  The 
council  consists  of  a  chairman,  secretary,  and  treasurer, 
and  four  others. 

There  is  a  Penny-Provident  Fund  in  connection  with 
the  school. 

St.  George's  Church  has  a  scholarship  in  Paskall's 
Institute,  where  higher  branches  in  dress-making  are 
taught.  For  this  scholarship  the  girl  who  has  been 
most  faithful  and  done  the  best  work  in  our  school  is 
chosen. 

For  the  better  maintenance  of  enthusiasm  among  the 
young  people,  to  let  the  parents  see  what  their  children 
are  actually  accomplishing,  and  to  display  to  those  who 
have  given  financial  encouragement  the  fruits  of  their 
generosity,  there  is  held  an  annual  exhibition.  Every 
department  is  represented.  All  the  societies  bring  for- 
ward their  completed  work.  The  trade-school  offers  for 
inspection  its  work  in  wood  and  iron.  The  battalion 
gives  an  exhibition  drill.  The  gymnasium  people  show 
their  medals  and  cups  and  banners,  and  give  athletic 
performances.  The  children  from  the  kindergarten  point 
with  pride  to  their  colored  papers.  The  girls  of  the 
sewing-school  present  their  sample  stitches  and  their  fin- 
ished garments;  and  the  kitchen-gardeners  and  cooking- 
scholars  keep  a  restaurant  during  the  hours  of  the  exhi- 
bition, stocked  with  their  own  productions.  The  dress- 
makers and  the  milliners,  and  the  basket-makers  and  the 
embroiderers  have  each  an  assigned  place  for  their  work. 
The  Girls'  Friendly  Society  presents  its  calisthenic  classes. 

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There  is  even  a  sample  missionary  box,  to  show  how  such 
benefactions  are  constructed. 


AN  EXHIBITION 

OP    THE 

WORK  OF  ST.  GEORGE'S  PARISH 

will  be  held  at 

St.  George's  Memorial  House 

207    EAST    i6tH    street 
ON 

Wednesday  and  Thursday,  March  23D  and  24TH 

from  8  to  10.30  p.m. 

and  on 

Thursday,  March  24TH,  from  3.30  to  6  p.m. 

ADMIT  ONE 

PLEASE      present     THIS      CARD    AT     THE      DOOR 

NO    CHILDREN    ADMITTED    ON    THIS    TICKET 

GOOD    FOR    ONE    VISIT    ONLY 


The  parish  exhibition  and  the  Christmas  decoration  of 
the  church  are  the  two  eminent  social  events  to  which 
the  whole  parish  is  invited.  On  these  occasions  rich  and 
poor  meet  together. 

At  less  frequent  times,  not  more  often  than  once  in 
two  or  three  years,  a  fair  is  held  for  some  special  object. 
Such  sales  are  never  under  the  charge  of  any  single  or- 
ganization; they  are  made  a  general  matter.  Societies 
needing  money  in  excess  of  the  amount  appropriated  by 
the  vestry  and  received  from  dues,  get  the  aid  of  all  the 
other  societies;  but  a  strong  effort  is  made  to  keep  all 
expenditure  within  the  means  of  the  organizations. 


VIII 

MEN  AND   WOMEN 

I.  The  Men's  Club — II.  The  Gymnasium — III.  The  Married  Women's 
Society — IV.  The  Mothers'  Meeting^V.  The  Happy  -  hour  Club — 
VI.  The  Sunday-afternoon  Club — VII.  The  Dramatic  and  Literary 
Society. 

I. THE    men's    club 

In  planning  the  Parish  House,  one  entire  floor  was 
assigned  to  the  Men's  Club.  As  completed  and  furnished, 
these  rooms  comprise  the  library,  where  about  five  hun- 
dred books  are  on  the  shelves ;  the  common  room,  where 
all  the  local  daily  and  weekly  papers  of  good  standing 
are  to  be  found,  together  with  the  leading  monthly 
magazines,  and  where  there  are  chess  and  checker  tables 
and  a  piano;  the  billiard- room,  and  the  gymnasium. 
Smoking  is  allowed  in  all  these  rooms  except  the  gym- 
nasium. 

The  rooms  are  open  daily  from  eight  o'clock  in  the 
morning  until  eleven  at  night;  on  Sundays,  from  one 
o'clock  in  the  afternoon  until  eleven  at  night.  Any 
attendant  at  St.  George's  who  is  over  eighteen  years  of 
age  is  eligible  to  membership  on  the  payment  of  three 
dollars  a  year,  with  an  added  fee  of  two  dollars  if  he 
wishes  to  use  the  gymnasium. 

A  person  desiring  to  join  the  club  makes  application 
for  membership  on  a  blank  form  like  the  following : 


ADMINISTRATION   OF  AN   INSTITUTIONAL  CHURCH 


APPLICATION  FOR  MEMBERSHIP 


No. 


New  York, igo , 


ST.  GEORGE'S  MEN'S  CLUB 


(to  be  filled  up  by  the  applicant) 

Name  in  full 

Residence 

Age Occupation 

Business  address 

A  ttendant  of  what  church  ? 

Member  of  any  parish  organization  f 


Proposed  by 
Seconded  by. 
Certified  by. 


(One  of  the  parish  clergy) 
(Member  of  House  Committee) 

The  dues  are  $3  per  annum,  payable  quarterly  in  advance; 
$2  per  annum  additional  for  gymnasium  privileges,  payable 
half-yearly  in  advance,  if  use  of  gymnasium  is  desired. 

This  application  must  be  accompanied  by  one  quarter's  dues 
(which  will  be  refunded  if  the  applicant  is  not  admitted),  and 
must  be  presented  by  the  applicant  to  a  member  of  the  house 
committee  any  Monday  evening,  between  8  and  9  o'clock,  at 
the  club-rooms. 


RECORD  OF  MEN'S  CLUB 

FOR    ENTRY    IN    THE    PARISH    REGISTER   OF    ST.   GEORGE'S   CHURCH 


FAMILY 
NAME 


RESIDENCE 


CHRISTIAN 

NAMES 


YEAR  OF        BAP-  CON-         COMMU- 

BIRTH        TtZED?     FIRMED?    NICANT  ? 


MEN   AND   WOMEN 

This  application  having  been  received,  the  applicant's 
name  is  posted  on  the  bulletin-board  of  the  club  for  two 
weeks. 


ST.  GEORGE'S  MEN'S  CLUB 

APPLICANT    FOR    MEMBERSHIP 


Mr 

Address.  .  . . 
Proposer.  .  . 

Seconder  .  . . 
Date. 


An  occasional  inspection  is  made  of  the  parish  reg- 
ister to  ascertain  the  names  of  men  who  belong  to  the 
parish  but  not  to  the  club,  and. to  these  men  the  Rector 
sends  a  card  making  an  appointment  to  consider  the 
matter. 

Dear  Sir. • 

I  would  like  to  call  your  attention  to  our  St.  George's 
Men's  Club,  an  organization  numbering  over  five  hundred 
members,  and  having  rooms  in  the  Memorial  House.  The 
membership  I  am  anxious  to  increase  from  the  tnen  of  our 
congregation.  The  expense  is  only  $j  per  year  for  dues, 
payable  annually  or  quarterly  in  advance.  There  is  no 
initiation  fee. 

Will  you  not  meet  me  and  the  house  committee  in 
the  club  and  inspect  it,  on  Monday,  December  yth,  after 

8. JO   P.M.? 

Sincerely  yours, 

[Signed  by  the  Rector.] 


ADMINISTRATION   OF  AN   INSTITUTIONAL   CHURCH 

At  the  beginning  of  the  organization  there  were  eight 
committees.  The  house  committee  had  general  over- 
sight of  the  rooms,  except  the  gymnasium,  which  was  in 
charge  of  the  gymnasium  committee.  The  committees 
on  membership,  finance,  and  rules  drew  up  the  provisions 
necessary  for  establishing  the  club  on  a  sound  basis. 
The  committee  on  hospitality  and  entertainments  re- 
ceived, introduced,  and  informed  the  members  on  public 
occasions,  heard  complaints  and  suggestions,  and  under- 
took to  amuse  the  society.  The  library  committee  dis- 
charged the  duties  which  were  appropriate  to  its  name. 
For  twelve  years  these  committees,  thus  charged  with 
the  affairs  of  the  club,  were  mainly  composed  of  men  of 
more  than  average  education  and  wealth,  accustomed  to 
clublife.  They  managed  the  association  for  the  benefit 
of  the  great  body  of  members  for  whom  it  was  intended. 
But  as  the  boys  of  the  Sunday-school  have  grown  into 
young  men,  passed  through  the  trade-school  and  the 
battalion,  and  become  eligible  for  membership  in  the 
Men's  Club,  they  have  become  the  life  of  the  society. 
Their  training  has  cultivated  their  sense  of  responsibility. 
To-day  the  committees  are  mostly  made  up  of  these 
men. 

There  are  now  two  committees  instead  of  eight:  the 
house  committee,  governing  the  club  in  general,  and 
the  athletic  committee,  governing  the  gymnasium.  Half 
of  the  house  committee  is  appointed  by  the  Rector;  the 
club  elects  the  other  half  at  an  annual  meeting.  This 
committee  meets  every  Monday  evening.  A  superin- 
tendent is  in  charge  of  the  general  club-rooms,  and  a 
competent  instructor  is  on  duty  in  the  gymnasium.  A 
provision  is  printed  at  the  end  of  the  by-laws,  to  the 
effect  that  any  or  all  of  them  may  be  suspended  at  the 
will  of  the  Rector. 

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Due  notice  of  election  to  membership  is  mailed  to 
successful  applicants  by  the  secretary  of  the  house  com- 
mittee : 


ST.    GEORGE'S    MEN'S   CLUB 
207    EAST   16TH  STREET 

New  York ig. .  . 

Dear  Sir.- 

I  take  pleasure  in  advising  you  that  at  a  meeting  of  the 
house  committee,  held  this  evening,  you  were  elected  to 
membership  in  St.  George's  Men's  Club. 

Yours  very  truly, 


Secretary. 

Thereafter,  at  the  beginning  of  each  month,  the  new 
member  receives  a  postal-card  informing  him  as  to  com- 
ing events : 

ST.   GEORGE'S    MEN'S   CLUB 
207    EAST   16TH   STREET 

May  ^th,  Friday. — Basket-ball  in  the  gymnasium  at  8 
P.M..  Xavier  A.  C.  vs.  St.  George's  A.  C.  Hat -checks,  ij 
cents.  Proceeds  to  be  used  towards  defraying  expense  of 
uniforms  for  St.  George's  baseball  team. 

May  loth,  Wednesday. — Ladies'  reception  in  large  hall 
at  8  P.M.     Dancing  until  I2  o'clock. 

May  14th,  Sunday. — Group  picture  of  members  of  ten 
years'  standing  in  the  club  will  probably  be  taken  on  after- 
noon of  this  day.  Definite  notice  will  be  sent  by  mail  to 
all  such  members. 

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May  14th,  Sunday. — Cross-country  walk.  The  details 
of  this  walk  will  be  found  on  the  bulletin-board. 

May  26th  and  June  2d,  Fridays. — Rector's  Cup  competi- 
tion, in  in-door  all-around  athletics,  in  the  gymnasium  at 

8  P.M. 

House  Committee. 

New  York,  Alay — ,  /p — . 

The  following  copy  of  an  annual  programme  gives  an 
idea  of  the  character  and  variety  of  the  interests  of  the 
club: 

PROGRAMME 

19— 

October   i,    19 — ,   to  January   15,    19 — , — Measurement  for 

Clergy  Development  Prizes. 
October       25 — First  smoker  at  8  p.m. 

"  31 — Wrestling  competitions. 

November  12 — Concert  and  ladies'  reception. 
"  21 — Wrestling  competitions. 

"  26 — Thanksgiving  Eve — Ladies'  reception. 

"  29 — Smoker  at  8  p.m. 

December     6 — General  meeting  of  the  club  at  8  p.m. 
"  12 — Gymnastic  competitions. 

'*  31 — New  Year's  Eve — Gymnastic  exhibition  and 

ladies'  reception. 

19— 

January      16 — Gymnastic  competitions. 

"  28 — Championship   wrestling  tournament   of  the 

Church   Athletic   League,  at   Grace    A.  C. 
Gymnasium. 
"  31 — Smoker  at  8  p.m. 

February      4 — Ladies'  reception. 

"  13 — Gymnastic  competitions. 

"  18 — Concert  and  ladies'  reception. 

"  21 — Smoker  at  8  p.m. 

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MEN   AND   WOMEN 

April  1 8 — Athletic    games    under   the    auspices    of    St. 

George's  A.  C.  and  Company  I,  Eighth  Regi- 
ment, at  Eighth  Regiment  armory. 
"  2  2 — Ladies'  reception. 

"  25 — Lecture  by  Mr.  W.  L.  Mason,  "Around  the 

Circle  to  Salt  Lake ' '  (illustrated) . 
"  29   and   30 — Dramatic   performance   at   Carnegie 

Lyceum,  under   the    dual   auspices  of   St. 
George's    Dramatic    and    Literary    Society 
and  the  Men's  Club. 
May  14 — Lecture  of  Dr.  J.  N.  Bishop,  "The  Land  of 

the  Midnight  Sun"  (illustrated). 
June  12  and  19 — Annual  competitions  for  the  Rector's 

Cup. 

At  the  end  of  each  quarter,  the  superintendent  calls 
on  the  members  by  mail  for  the  payment  ot  their  dues : 


St.    GEORGE'S    MEN'S    CLUB 
207    EAST   16TH   ST. 

New  York, ig. 

Mr 

To  ST.  GEORGE'S  MEN'S  CLUB,  Dr. 

For  club  dues Quarter  ending $ .  .  .  . 

For  gymnasium  dues  ....  Half-year  ending  .  ...$.... 


Received  payment,  $ 

Superintendent. 


Members  who  do  not  pay  with  proper  punctuality 
receive  a  reminder,  as  follows: 

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St.    GEORGE'S    MEN'S    CLUB 
207    EAST    16TH    ST. 

New  York ig.  . . 

Mr 

Dear  Sir: 

We  beg  to  inform  you  that  you  appear  to  be  in  arrears 

for  dues  to  the  Club  for  the  last 

quarters  ending amounting 

to Dollars. 

Will  you  please   note   the  following  extracts  from  the 

By-laws  of  the  Club  : 

Article  II.,  Sec.  7.  A  member  in  arrears  for  dues  for  two  quar- 
ters shall,  on  the  last  day  of  the  second  quarter,  thereby  be 
debarred  from  all  privileges  of  the  club  and  gymnasium  until 
full  payment  has  been  made  of  all  such  arrears  and  of  dues 
since  accrued;  provided,  however,  that  notice  of  such  debar- 
ment shall  have  been  given  in  writing  to  such  member  not 
less  than  ten  days  previous  to  such  date. 

Article  II.,  Sec.  8.  A  member  in  arrears  for  nine  months  shall 
be  notified  thereof,  and  if  such  arrears  are  not  paid  within 
thirty  days  after  such  notice,  he  shall  thereby  be  dropped  from 
the  roll  and  his  membership  terminated. 

Yours  truly, 

House  Committee. 

extract  from  minutes  of  the  house  committee 
March  7,  1904 

Resolved: — That  notice  be  sent  to  all  members  in  arrears,  in 
accordance  with  Article  II.,  Section  7,  of  the  By-laws,  and 
tha-  after  ten  days  the  names  of  those  who  are  debarred  from 
the  privileges  of  the  club  shall  be  posted  upon  the  bulletin- 
board. 


Individual  accounts  are  kept  on  cards.  (See  page 
229.) 

The  superintendent  keeps  the  stub  of  each  receipt  for 
dues,  and  the  book  containing  these  stubs  is  examined 
annually  by  the  treasurer.     (See  page  329.) 

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Joined  Gyr 

DATE 

CLUB 

GVM. 

TOT.^L 

DATE 

CLUB 

OYM. 

TOTAL 

NOV. 

NOV. 

FEB. 

FEB. 

MAY 

MAY 

AUG. 

AUG. 

NOV. 

NOV. 

FEB. 

FEB. 

MAY 

MAY 

AUG. 

AUG. 

1 

No. 


Name  . 


Date. 


For  Membership 
Dues,  jd  quarter,  $ . 

For  Gymttasium 
Dues,  jd  quarter,  $ . 


No New  York iq. 

ST.  GEORGE'S  MEN'S  CLUB 


Received  from  , 


Dollars, 


For  Membership  Dues, 

jd  quarter,  ending $ . 

For  Gytnttasium  Dues 

jd  quarter,  cndins $ . 


Superintendent. 


Care  is  taken  not  to  force  religious  services  upon  the 
men.     The  idea  is  that  the  club  is  their  own,  and  that 

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they  are  free  to  use  it  without  interference.  At  the  same 
time,  th6  whole  intention  of  the  club  is  religious.  It  is  a 
manifestation  of  the  friendliness  of  the  church  towards 
the  men,  and  they  naturally  respond  in  kind.  Acquaint- 
ance with  the  clergy  and  other  parish  workers  leads  to 
interest  in  the  matters  which-  they  have  at  heart.  The 
men  must  be  St.  George's  men  in  order  to  be  admitted — 
that  is,  they  must  have  taken  the  church  as  their  religious 
home.  Many  of  them  have  been  confirmed  before  becom- 
ing members,  and  these  influence  the  others.  They  are 
encouraged  to  join  Bible  classes.  They  act  as  ushers  at 
church  services.  Every  year  a  confirmation  class  is 
formed  of  members  of  the  club. 

II. — THE   GYMNASIUM 

The  use  of  the  gymnasium  is  not  confined  to  any  one 
organization.  On  Tuesday  evening  it  is  open  to  the 
Girls'  Friendly  Society;  on  Thursday  evening  to  the 
battalion ;  on  Saturday  afternoons  the  younger  boys 
have  the  freedom  of  it.  At  all  other  times  it  is  used  by 
the  Men's  Club. 

The  salaried  instructor  examines  all  new-comers,  and 
puts  them  through  such  a  series  of  exercises  as  will  do 
them  the  most  good. 

The  athletic  committee  of  the  Men's  Club  is  in  charge 
of  the  general  interests  of  the  gymnasium,  under  the 
house  committee.  The  chairman  of  the  athletic  com- 
mittee is  a  member  of  the  house  committee,  and  the 
members  who  serve  under  him  are  chosen  subject  to  the 
house  committee's  approval. 

Various  competitions  stimulate  the  athletic  interest. 
The  Rector  gives  four  gold  medals  every  year  to  the  best 
all-around  athlete  of  the  Men's  Club,  of  the  battalion,  of 

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the  trade -school,  and  to  the  champion  swimmer  of  the 
Sunday-school.  Four  cups  given  by  the  Rector  represent 
these  four  attainments,  the  names  of  the  medallists  being 
engraved  upon  them  year  by  year.  The  clergy  give  two 
prizes,  a  gold  and  a  silver  medal,  for  the  best  all-around 
development  made  in  the  gymnasium  by  members  of  the 
Men's  Club.  This  is  called  the  Clergy  Development  Prize. 
The  Men's  Club  gives  a  medal,  called  the  Point  Prize, 
to  the  member  receiving  the  most  points  in  outside 
competition. 

The  instructor  keeps  a  careful  account  of  the  condition 
and  progress  of  persons  using  the  gymnasium.  (See  page 
232.) 

The  following  card  shows  that  a  residence  in  New 
York  does  not  necessarily  prohibit  the  joys  of  country 
life: 


All  members  are 

cordially  invited  to  the 

NEXT  CROSS-COUNTRY  WALK 

From 

to 

On  Sunday 

.  .  .  igo .  .  (weather  permitting) 

Leave 

arrive  at 

Returning,  leave 

due  New  York  at 

BRING    LUNCH 

For  further 

particulars  see  Mr.  E.  R. 

III. — THE   MARRIED    WOMEN's    SOCIETY 

The  society  includes  two  departments,  junior  and  senior. 
Women  who  have  been  married  more  than  four  and  less 
than  fifteen  years  are  admitted  to  the  senior  department ; 
those  who  have  been  married  less  than  four  years  belong 
to  the  junior  department. 

x6  231 


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No. 


ST.  GEORGE'S   GYMNASIUM   RECORDS 


EXAMINATION 


DATE 


Age 

Weight 

Height 

Depth  of  Chest  .... 
GIRTHS*. 

Neck 

Chest  contracted . . . 
Chest  expanded  .  .  i 

Waist 

Right  forearm 

Right  up-arm  down 
Right  up-arm  up  . . 

Left  forearm 

Left  up-arm  down  . 
Left  up-arm  up.  . .  . 

Right  thigh 

Right  calf 

Left  thigh 

Left  calf 

MUSCLES: 

Consistency,       Arm 

Leg. 

Development,    Arm 

"  Leg. 

Size,  Arm 

"  Leg. 

Dip 

Pull-up 

REMARKS: 


NAME 


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The  two  branches  meet  at  the  same  time,  on  Thursday- 
afternoon,  from  half-past  two  till  five  o'clock,  and  join 
in  an  opening  service,  after  which  they  separate  into 
classes.  They  meet  again  at  the  end  of  the  afternoon 
for  tea. 


PRAYER 

OF    THE 

MARRIED  WOMEN'S  SOCIETY 

Almighty  God,  our  Heavenly  Father,  who 
art  the  only  source  of  light  and  life,  grant  unto 
us,  and  to  all  the  members  of  this  society,  Thy 
life,  that  we  may  truly  live.  May  we  take  into 
our  homes  Thy  love,  that  in  the  light  of  it  we 
may  do  well  the  small  things,  in  the  day  of  small 
things,  and  great  labors  if  Thou  summon  us  to 
any — rising  and  working,  sitting  still  or  suffer- 
ing, according  to  Thy  word.  Help  us  with  ear- 
nestness of  purpose  to  guard  and  sanctify  all 
that  is  good  and  beautiful  in  our  homes,  that  in 
so  doing  we  may  further  the  Kingdom  of  God  in 
our  city  and  nation.  Give  us  faithful  hearts 
devoted  to  Thee  and  to  the  service  of  all  men 
for  Thy  sake;  that  with  a  deep  sense  of  our 
responsibilities,  and  a  sure  confidence  in  Thy 
ever-ready  help,  we  may  live  and  work  in  the 
light  of  the  life  of  Thy  son  our  Saviour  Jesus 
Christ.  Amcu. 


The  mothers  being  unable  to  come  without  their 
children,  a  nursery  and  kindergarten  are  maintained  in 
connection  with  the  meetings.  The  babies  are  cared  for 
by  a  nurse,  and  the  older  children  by  a  kindergartner, 
in  separate  rooms. 

The  classes  receive  instruction  in  cooking,  dress-making, 

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millinery,  drawn-work,  first  aid  to  the  injured,  physical 
culture,  and  literature.  The  members  of  the  literature 
class  listen  to  reading  sometimes  by  professional  readers, 
sometimes  by  associates;  there  is  also  some  discussion  of 
current  events. 

Any  married  woman  proposed  by  the  clergy  or  the 
deaconesses  is  eligible  for  membership  without  any  ec- 
clesiastical test.  The  marriage  register  is  annually  ex- 
amined for  names  of  persons  who  should  be  brought 
into  the  society.  To  each  such  person  the  following  card 
of  invitation  is  sent : 


M.  W.  S. 

The  Married  Women's  Society  of  St.  George's 
Church  meets  every  Thursday  at  2.30  p.m.,  at 
207  East  1 6th  Street.  After  the  opening  ser- 
vice, classes  for 

First  Aid  Physical  Culture 

Literature  Cooking 

Dress-making  Millinery 

Drawn-work 

and  a  Mothers'  Class  on  the  care  and  feeding  of 
children  are  held,  followed  by  tea  and  music. 
Dues,  75  cents. 

If  you  wish  to  become  a  member  of  this  so- 
ciety, will  you  kindly  fill  out  the  enclosed  blank 

and  return  to  Mrs. ,  President,  Street, 

and  an  invitation  to  join  the  society  will  be  sent 
to  you.  New  members  are  probationers  for  six 
weeks,  during  which  time  they  must  attend  the 
weekly  meetings  of  the  society,  or  send  an  excuse 
in  writing  to  the  President — failing  to  do  this 
they  cannot  become  members  of  the  society. 


If  the  person  desires  to  become  a  member  of  this  so- 
ciety, she  makes  application  in  the  following  form : 

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M.  W.  S. 

RECORD 

Name 

Address 

Age 

Date  of  Marriage 

Parish 

Introduced  by 

Fill  out  and  return  to 

Mrs 

Street,  New  York 


On  receipt  of  this  application,  the  name  comes  before 
a  committee  on  membership,  and,  being  accepted,  a  card 
of  formal  invitation,  such  as  follows,  is  sent  to  the  ap- 
plicant : 


St.    GEORGE'S    MEMORIAL   HOUSE 
207    EAST    16TH   ST. 

THE     MARRIED     WOMEN's     SOCIETY 

OF  ST.  George's  church 

CORDIALLY    INVITE 


TO    BECOME    ONE    OF    ITS    MEMBERS 

MEETINGS    ARE    HELD    EVERY 

THURSDAY    AT    2.30    P.M. 

PLEASE    BRING    THIS    CARD    WITH    YOU 


There  is  an  annual  service  for  the  admission  of  mem- 

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bers.     This   service,    like   similar   initiations   into   other 
parochial  organizations,  is  held  in  the  church  in  order  to 
impress  upon  the  people  the  fact  that  the  church  is  the 
heart  of  all  the  organized  life  of  the  parish. 
The  following  is  the  order  of  this  service : 

Hymn  311:  "Ancient  of  Days." 

Grace  be  unto  you  and  peace  from  God  our  Father,  and 
from  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

Our  Father. 

Collect,  Seventh  Sunday  after  Trinity. 

Psalm  121. 

Hymn  660;  "O  for  a  Closer  Walk." 

During  this  hymn  those  to  be  admitted  come  forward. 

Minister.  Do  you  desire  to  become  a  member  of  the  Mar- 
ried Women's  Society  of  St.  George's  Church? 

Answer.  I  do. 

Minister.  I  receive  you  into  the  fellowship  of  the  Married 
Women's  Society.  Take  and  wear  this  badge  as  a  faithful 
member  of  the  society. 

All  repeat  together  the  prayer  of  the  society. 

Other  prayers  follow. 

Merciful  Father,  bless,  we  beseech  Thee,  with  all  best 
blessings,  both  spiritual  and  temporal,  all  members  of  this 
society,  whether  present  or  absent.  Bestow  upon  them,  O 
God,  such  measure  of  earthly  prosperity  as  may  be  good  for 
them,  and  keep  them  if  Thou  wilt,  in  health  and  safety. 

But  far  above  all  earthly  blessings  we  ask  Thee  to  make 
the  members  of  this  society  to  be  one  in  Thy  service.  Let 
Thy  Fatherly  hand,  we  beseech  Thee,  ever  be  over  them,  let 
Thy  Holy  Spirit  ever  be  with  them.  Unite  them  together  in 
the  bonds  of  holy  love,  that  they  may  abide  in  Thee,  and 
after  being  separated  for  a  little  here  below,  may  be  again 
united  in  that  kingdom  where  they  can  be  parted  no  more 
forever;   through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 

Almighty  God,  our  Heavenly  Father,  who  settest  the  soli- 
tary in  families,  we  commend  to  Thy  continual  care  the  homes 
in  which  Thy  people  dwell.  Put  far  from  them,  we  beseech 
Thee,  every  root  of  bitterness,  the  desires  of  vainglory  and 

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the  pride  of  life.  Fill  them  with  faith,  virtue,  knowledge, 
temperance,  patience,  godliness.  Knit  together  in  constant 
affection  those  who  in  holy  wedlock  have  been  made  one 
flesh;  turn  the  hearts  of  the  parents  to  the  children,  and  the 
hearts  of  the  children  to  the  parents,  and  so  kindle  charity 
among  us  all,  that  we  be  kindly  affectioned  one  to  another 
with  brotherly  love,  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 

Hymn  238:  "0  Perfect  Love." 

Address. 

General  thanksgiving. 

Benediction,  from  the  Marriage  Service. 

Hymn  249:   "O  Zion  Haste." 

The  new  member  then  receives  the  following  certificate : 


M.  W.  S. 
This  is  to  certify  that 

has  been  admitted  to  the  membership  of  The 
Married  Women's  Society  of  St.  George's 
Church 

On 

President 

Associate 


A  Members'  Guide  is  given  her,  containing  a  form  of 
receipt  for  payments  of  dues  (see  page  27,^),  and  the  fol- 
lowing rules: 

1.  No  woman  who  has  been  married  over  fifteen  years  can 
join  the  Married  Women's  Society.  Those  already  members 
may  remain  so  always. 

2.  Members  are  to  pay  seventy-five  cents  a  year  towards 
the  running  expenses  of  the  society.  Those  refusing  to  pay 
their  subscription,  without  good  cause,  lose  their  certificate. 

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3.  Members  are  to  make  their  payments  semi-annually, 
presenting  this  book  at  the  same  time  to  the  secretary,  that 
the  receipt-form  may  be  signed  by  her.  If  not  able  to  do 
this,  they  should  send  their  payments  in  stamps,  with  this 
book,  in  a  letter,  which  will  be  receipted  and  returned. 

4.  Members  must  let  the  secretary  know  at  once  if  they 
change  their  address;  and  they  must  be  careful  always  to 
keep  the  society  certificate  and  guide-book  in  their  possession. 

5.  Members  leaving  the  society,  from  whatever  cause,  must 
return  their  certificate,  guide-book,  and  badge  to  the  secre- 
tary.    The  money  for  their  badge  will  be  refunded. 


M.  W.  S. 

FORM   OF   RECEIPT   FOR   MEMBER'S   PAYMENTS 

1 

FIRST  PAYMENT                               SECOND  PAYMENT 

NOVEMBER                                                                             APRIL 

Cts.                                                               Cts. 

19 — 

19— 

19— 

19— 

N.  B. — Each  payment  should  be  made  in  advance  and  reckoned  as  due  on  the  first  of 
November  and  April. 

The  badge  is  a  circle  of  silver  with  wings,  and  the  inscrip- 
tion, "Unity  and  Love." 


The  following  is  the  constitution : 

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CONSTITUTION 
ARTICLE  I 

NAME 

The  organization  existing  under  this  constitution  is  the  Mar- 
ried Women's  Society  of  St.  George's  Church. 

ARTICLE  II 

OBJECT 

The  object  of  this  society  shall  be  to  promote  the  mutual  well- 
being  of  its  members  by  lectures,  classes,  etc. 

ARTICLE  III 

MEMBERS 

The  members  of  this  society  shall  be  those  married  women 
whose  names  have  been  proposed  by  the  clergy  or  deaconesses 
of  St.  George's  Church,  or  by  a  member  of  this  society,  and 
approved  by  the  president  or  executive  committee. 

ARTICLE  IV 

DEPARTMENTS 

Women  married  less  than  fifteen  years  may  join  the  senior 
department;  those  married  less  than  four  years  may  join  the 
junior  department.  The  two  branches  meet  at  the  beginning  of 
the  session  for  the  service,  and  at  the  end  for  tea. 

ARTICLE  V 

ASSOCIATES 

Associate  members  are  appointed  by  the  Rector  to  constitute 
the  executive  committee. 

ARTICLE  VI 

EXECUTIVE    COMMITTEE 

The  executive  committee  shall  have  charge  of  all  business 
arrangements,  and  shall  look  to  the  general  interests  of  the 
society. 

ARTICLE  VII 

OFFICERS 

The  officers  of  this  society  shall  be  a  president,  vice-president, 
secretary,  and  treasurer,  appointed  annually  by  the  Rector  from 

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the  executive  committee,  and  an  assistant  secretary  elected  an- 
nually from  the  members. 

ARTICLE  VIII 

DUTIES    OF    OFFICERS 

The  duties  of  the  president,  vice-president,  secretary,  and 
assistant  secretary  shall  be  those  commonly  appertaining  to 
those  offices,  the  president  ex- officio  being  a  member  of  all  com- 
mittees. The  treasurer  shall  receive  the  funds  of  the  society 
and  disburse  them  at  the  discretion  of  the  president  or  executive 
committee. 

ARTICLE  IX 

MEETINGS 

The  annual  meeting  of  this  society  shall  be  held  on  the  first 
Thursday  in  November  of  each  year.  At  this  meeting  the  ex- 
ecutive committee  shall  submit  the  annual  report.  Special 
meetings  shall  be  called  by  the  president,  or  at  the  request  of 
three  or  more  members.  One-fifth  of  the  membership  shall  con- 
stitute a  quorum. 

ARTICLE  X 

AMENDMENTS 

This  constitution  may  be  amended  at  an  annual  meeting  by  a 
two-thirds  vote  of  the  members  present,  provided  due  notice  of 
such  change  shall  have  been  given  previously  in  writing. 

BY-LAWS 
ARTICLE  I 

DUES 

1.  Members'  Dues.  Every  member  of  this  society  shall  pay 
seventy-five  cents  annually,  or  semi-annually,  in  November  or 
April,  to  defray  the  running  expenses  of  the  society. 

2.  Associates'  Dues.  Every  associate  member  shall  pay  ten 
dollars  annually,  in  November,  to  defray  the  running  expenses. 

ARTICLE  II 

COUNCIL 

A  council  of  ten  members,  elected  annually  from  the  society, 
shall  consult  from  time  to  time  with  the  president,  in  regard  to 
the  business  of  the  society. 

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ARTICLE  III 

MEETINGS 

1.  Weekly  Meetings.  Weekly  meetings  of  the  society  shall  be 
held,  and  consist  of  a  short  opening  service,  classes  for  instruc- 
tion, followed  by  a  half-hour  of  friendly  intercourse. 

2.  Executive  Committee  Meetings.  The  executive  committee 
shall  meet  monthly  to  transact  the  business  of  the  society. 

ARTICLE  IV 

DUTIES    OF    ASSOCIATES 

1.  Each  associate  of  this  society  shall  be  responsible  for  four 
or  more  members  whom  she  shall  visit,  and  concerning  whom 
she  shall  make  a  report  at  each  executive  committee  meeting, 

2 .  Every  class  shall  have  one  or  more  associates  in  charge. 

3.  Five  or  more  associates,  forming  a  hospitality  committee, 
shall  take  charge  of  the  social  half-hour  at  the  weekly  meetings. 

ARTICLE  V 

HONORARY    ASSOCIATES 

Any  person  subscribing  five  dollars  ($5)  annually  towards  the 
expenses  of  the  society,  may  become  an  honorary  associate. 

An  honorary  associate  shall  be  entitled  to  attend  all  social 
meetings  of  the  society. 

The  entertainments  usually  include  dancing,  and  the 
husbands  are  invited. 

The  executive  committee  meets  on  the  first  Wednesday 
of  each  month,  summoned  by  this  reminder: 

M.  W.  S. 
The  regular  monthly  meeting  of  the  executive  committee 
of  the  Married  Women's  Society  of  St.  George's  Church 

will  he  held  on  Wednesday, at  11  a.m., 

at  208  East  i6th  Street. 


Secretary. 
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Absent  members  are  first  looked  after  by  post-card : 
M.  W.  S. 

In  order  to  get  the  full  benefit  of  the  classes,  it  is  most 
important  that  you  should  be  regular  in  your  attendance. 

As  you  have  now  been  absent  for  three  weeks,  please  make 
an  effort  to  attend  the  next  meeting  or  send  me  an  excuse. 


Secretary. 

When  this  fails,  a  letter  Is  written  to  a  member  living 
in  the  neighborhood  of  the  absentee,  asking  her  to  call. 
In  this  letter  are  enclosed  slips  of  paper  (as  below)  to  be 
filled  up 


Mrs 

M.  W.  S. 

To  be  Visited 

Address.  . .    

Mrs 

By 

Address 

Date 

M.  W.  S. 
Change  of  Address 

Name 

Old  Address 

New  Address 

Send  to 

Mrs ,  Secretary 

Street. 

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and  returned  to  the  secretary.  On  the  reverse  of  the 
form  containing  the  names  of  visitor  and  absentee,  a 
report  is  to  be  made  of  the  reason  for  absence. 

IV. — THE   mothers'   MEETINGS 

The  mothers'  meetings  are  intended  for  the  mothers 
of  the  neighborhood,  to  give  them  an  hour's  rest  and 
refreshment  once  a  week.  Half  of  the  time  is  taken  up 
with  a  service  and  a  rehgious  instruction.  This  is  some- 
times conducted  by  one  of  the  clergy,  but  more  often  by 
a  deaconess  or  other  lady  of  the  parish.  The  other  half- 
hour  is  given  up  to  social  enjoyment,  which  the  ladies 
provide.  The  meetings  open  at  the  beginning  of  Decem- 
ber and  close  at  the  end  of  May.  The  following  invita- 
tions are  sent  to  former  members,  and  to  women  who  seem 
to  have  no  church  associations : 


ST.   GEORGE'S    MEMORIAL   HOUSE 
207  EAST  16TH  ST. 

The  Mothers'  Meetings  will  reopen  on  Thursday  even- 
ing, December  jth,  at  eight  o'clock.  You  are  invited  to  at- 
tend. In  connection  with  these  meetings  there  is  a  Bible 
class  held  every  Sunday  afternoon  at  three  o'clock,  to  which 
you  are  also  heartily  welcome. 

Sincerely  yours, 


Deaconess. 

At  the  door  is  a  box  into  which  the  women  may  drop 
their  offerings.  The  money  thus  collected  is  used  for 
missions. 

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V. THE    HAPPY-HOUR    CLUB 

This  society  is  meant  for  the  older  mothers.  Most  of 
these  come  from  the  "Old  Country,"  and  many  wear 
shawls  over  their  heads,  in  the  good  old  fashion.  They 
have,  to  a  limited  extent,  all  that  the  other  clubs  enjoy — 
cooking  lessons,  talks,  and  entertainments. 


VI. — THE   SUNDAY-AFTERNOON   CLUB 

Those  who  know  the  conditions  under  which  the  tene- 
ment-house dwellers  live,  need  not  be  told  how  impossible 
it  is  for  the  young  people  to  meet  and  know  each  other 
in  their  own  homes.  Space  is  so  contracted  that  the 
young  girl  cannot  bring  to  her  home  her  young  man 
friend  without  seriously  interfering  with  the  comfort  of 
the  rest  of  the  family,  for  some  of  the  members  have  no 
doubt  worked  hard  all  day,  and  look  forward  to  an  even- 
ing of  quiet,  when  they  may  dress  according  to  their  own 
ideas  of  comfort.  Nothing  is  left  to  thousands  but  the 
parks,  the  low  dance-halls,  and  the  streets  in  which  to  do 
their  courting.  In  order  to  overcome  this  want,  and  to 
enable  the  young  people  to  meet  in  a  social  way,  dances 
and  entertainments  were  arranged.  A  Sunday-afternoon 
Club  was  started,  at  which  the  young  girls  and  young 
men  of  the  organizations  could  meet.  The  club  is  in 
charge  of  a  deaconess,  but  all  the  members  of  the  staff 
come  in  at  their  leisure.  Tea  and  coffee  are  served  at 
small  tables  placed  around  the  room.  Sometimes  mem- 
bers of  the  parish  give  short  musical  entertainments  or 
talks  on  travel.  Any  member  of  the  parish  over  six- 
teen is  eligible  upon  the  payment  of  twenty-five  cents. 
The  club  has  few  rules. 

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VII. THE    DRAMATIC    AND    LITERARY    SOCIETY 

It  was  indirectly  through  the  dances,  entertainments, 
and  short  plays  given  that  the  Dramatic  and  Literary 
Society  was  organized.  The  social  side  developed  into  a 
new  working  organization. 

St.  George's  Dramatic  Society  is  limited  to  thirty  mem- 
bers, fifteen  men  and  fifteen  women,  organized  under  the 
following  constitution : 

CONSTITUTION 
ARTICLE  I 

NAME    AND    OBJECT 

Sec.  I.  This  society  shall  be  known  as  the  St.  George's  Dra- 
matic and  Literary  Society. 

Sec.  2.  Its  object  is  and  shall  be  the  mutual  instruction  and 
enjoyment  of  its  members,  through  the  medium  of  dramatic 
productions  and  the  study  of  literature. 

ARTICLE  II 

MEMBERSHIP 

Sec.  I.  There  shall  be  dramatic,  associate,  and  honorary  mem- 
bers of  the  society.  The  dramatic  membership  shall  be  sub- 
divided into  active  and  advisory  branches.  The  number  of 
members  of  the  active  branch  shall  be  limited  to  thirty — fifteen 
women  and  fifteen  men. 

Sec.  2.  (a)  The  active  branch  of  the  dramatic  membership 
shall  consist  of  those  who  take  part  in  the  plays  given  by  the 
society,  (b)  The  advisory  branch  of  the  dramatic  membership 
shall  consist  of  those  who  assist  the  president  in  the  preparation 
of  a  performance,  either  in  coaching,  costuming,  or  otherwise. 

Sec  3.  Any  enrolled  member  of  St.  George's  parish,  in  good 
standing,  shall  be  eligible  to  dramatic  membership. 

Sec  4.  Other  persons  may  be  appointed  to  the  advisory 
branch  by  the»executive  committee,  upon  approval  of  the  Rector. 

Sec  5.  Persons  may  be  elected  associate  or  honorary  members 
of  the  society,  as  hereinafter  provided. 

ARTICLE  III 

OFFICERS 

Sec.  I.  The  officers  of  the  society  shall  be  an  honorary  presi- 

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dent,  president,  vice-president,  secretary,  treasurer,  and  histo- 
rian, all  of  whom  shall  be  elected  at  a  meeting  of  the  society  to 
be  held  on  the  second  Tuesday  evening  after  the  fall  production, 
or  as  hereinafter  provided. 

Sec.  2.  Vacancies  created  from  any  cause  whatsoever  shall  be 
filled  by  the  society  at  its  next  .regular  meeting.  Such  election 
shall  be  by  ballot. 

ARTICLE  IV 

DUTIES    OF    OFFICERS 

Sec.  I.  The  honorary  president  shall  preside  at  all  meetings 
of  the  society. 

Sec.  2.  The  president  shall  preside  at  all  meetings  of  the 
society  when  the  honorary  prendent  is  absent.  He  shall  have 
charge  of  all  rehearsals  and  productions  and  keep  a  general  over- 
sight on  all  other  affairs  of  the  society.  He  shall  be  at  liberty 
to  call  to  his  aid,  at  any  time,  any  person  within  or  without  the 
membership  of  the  society;  provided,  however,  that  such  person 
may  be  approved  by  the  Rector  or  chairman  of  the  executive 
committee.  His  decision  on  all  matters  of  discipline  or  ability, 
at  rehearsals,  productions,  or  elsewhere,  shall  be  final.  The  hono- 
rary president  and  president  shall  be  members,  ex-officio,  of  all 
committees. 

Sec.  3.  The  vice-president  shall,  in  the  absence  of  the  presi- 
dent, perform  his  duties. 

Sec.  4.  The  secretary  shall  keep  all  the  records  of  the  society 
except  the  history.  He  shall  give  due  notice  of  all  meetings  and 
rehearsals,  inform  persons  by  letter  of  their  election,  keep  a  list 
of  the  members  of  the  society,  conduct  its  correspondence,  and 
discharge  the  ordinary  duties  of  secretary.  He  shall  also  have 
charge  of  the  press  and  printing. 

Sec.  5.  The  treasurer  shall  have  charge  of  the  funds  of  the 
society,  subject  to  the  control  of  the  executive  committee.  He 
shall  take  charge  of  the  box-ofBce  returns  on  all  productions, 
including  the  issuance  of  tickets  and  the  counting  up  of  the 
house.  He  shall  make  a  statement  of  the  financial  condition  of 
the  society  whenever  called  upon  to  do  so,  and  shall  keep  such 
books  as  may  be  necessary  to  insure  a  full  and  detailed  record  of 
its  transactions. 

Sec.  6.  The  historian  shall  be  the  librarian  of  the  society,  and 
shall  have  charge  of  all  the  plays,  books,  music,  and  other  litera- 
ture. He  shall  keep  a  full  account  of  all  the  productions  of  the 
society,  and  shall  also  gather  and  preserve  the  programmes  of  all 
productions  and  all  press  notices  and  criticisms. 

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ARTICLE  V 

COMMITTEE  ^ 

Sec.  I.  There  shall  be  an  executive  committee,  which  shall 
consist  of  the  president,  vice  -  president,  secretary,  treasurer, 
historian,  one  of  the  assistant  clergy,  and  four  members  of  the 
active  branch  and  two  members  of  the  advisory  branch,  to  be 
elected  at  large. 

Sec.  2.  There  shall  be  a  committee  on  plays  and  books  which 
shall  consist  of  the  historian,  two  members  of  the  executive  com- 
mittee, and  one  member  of  each  branch,  to  be  elected  at  large. 

Sec.  3.  There  shall  be  a  committee  on  properties  and  costumes, 
which  shall  consist  of  four  active  and  two  advisory  members,  to 
be  elected  at  large. 

ARTICLE  VI 

DUTIES    OP    COMMITTEES 

Sec.  I.  The  executive  committee  shall  have  general  oversight 
of  the  afifairs  of  the  society,  and  shall  pass  upon  the  eligibility  of 
all  applicants  for  dramatic  membership. 

Sec.  2.  The  committee  on  plays  and  books  shall  investigate  all 
plays  and  books  before  their  study  is  taken  up,  and  arrange  for 
their  purchase. 

Sec.  3.  The  committee  on  properties  and  costumes  shall  gather 
together  the  properties  required  for  the  productions  of  the  society, 
shall  arrange  for  the  costuming  of  all  productions,  and  shall  see 
to  the  care  and  preservation  of  the  property  of  the  society. 

ARTICLE  VII 

MEETINGS 

Sec.  I,  There  shall  be  an  annual  meeting  of  all  the  members 
of  the  society,  which  shall  be  held  during  the  months  of  Novem- 
ber or  December,  on  a  date  to  be  fixed  by  the  executive  committee. 

Sec.  2.  There  shall  be  a  regular  monthly  meeting  of  the  society 
for  the  transaction  of  business  on  the  first  Thursday  of  each 
month. 

Sec.  3.  Special  meetings  may  be  called  by  the  president  at 
any  time,  or  on  the  request  of  three  members  of  the  society. 
At  the  meetings  of  this  society,  twelve  (12)  members  shall  consti- 
tute a  quorum. 

ARTICLE  VIII 
elections 

Sec.  I.  The  president  of  this  society  shall  be  appointed  by  the 
honorary  president  after  consultation  with  the  executive  com- 
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mittee  of  the  society.  All  other  officers  shall  be  elected  at  the 
regular  November  meeting  of  the  society.  No  active  member 
shall  be  eligible  to  hold  office  who  has  not  taken  part  in  at  least 
one  production  of  the  society.  Dramatic  members  only  shall  be 
entitled  to  vote. 

Sec.  2.  Applicants  for  dramatic  membership  shall  be  proposed 
and  seconded  by  two  dramatic  members  in  good  standing,  and 
such  proposal  must  be  made  to  the  executive  committee  in 
writing.  The  executive  committee  shall  elect  or  reject  such 
applicant  at  its  next  regular  meeting,  provided  such  applicant's 
name  and  address  shall  have  been  posted  in  the  society's  rooms 
for  not  less  than  two  weeks. 

Sec.  3.  When  the  limit  of  membership  hereinbefore  named  has 
been  reached,  applicants  for  membership  who  have  been  regularly 
proposed  and  seconded,  whose  applications  have  been  affirma- 
tively considered  by  the  executive  committee,  shall  have  their 
names  placed  upon  a  waiting-list  to  be  kept  by  the  secretary,  and 
shall  be  voted  upon  according  to  the  precedence  of  proposal  as 
vacancies  occur. 

Sec.  4.  Applicants  for  associate  membership  shall  be  proposed 
and  seconded  by  two  dramatic  or  two  associate  members,  and 
such  proposal  must  be  made  to  the  executive  committee,  who 
may  elect  such  applicants;  provided,  however,  that  such  elec- 
tions are  reported  to  the  society  at  the  regular  meeting  next 
ensuing. 

Sec.  5.  Applicants  for  honorary  membership  shall  be  elected 
as  set  forth  in  section  4  of  this  article. 

Sec.  6.  Committees  shall  be  nominated  by  the  retiring  execu- 
tive committee,  and  such  nominations  shall  be  approved  at  the 
regular  meeting  after  the  annual  meeting. 

ARTICLE  IX 

DUES 

Sec.  I.  There  shall  be  no  dues  for  dramatic  membership. 
Sec.  2.  The  annual  dues  for  associate  membership  shall  be  $2. 

ARTICLE  X 

RETIREMENT    AND    EXPULSION 

Sec.  I.  An  active  member  who  shall  be  absent  from  three 
consecutive  regular  meetings  of  the  society  without  written  ex- 
cuse, or  who  shall  be  unable  without  reasonable  excuse  to  take 
an  active  part  in  at  least  one  production  per  annum,  if  such  part 
be  cast  to  such  member,  shall  cease  to  be  a  member  of  the  society. 

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Sec.  2.  A  dramatic  member  may  be  expelled  from  the  society 
by  a  two-thirds  vote  of  the  executive  committee  upon  the  recom- 
mendation of  the  president,  provided  that  such  member  shall 
have  first  been  notified  in  writing  of  such  contemplated  action 
at  least  two  weeks  previous  to  such  meeting. 

ARTICLE  XI 

AMENDMENTS 

Sec.  I.  This  constitution  may  be  amended  at  any  regular 
meeting  of  the  society  by  a  two-thirds  vote  of  the  members 
present,  provided  that  notice  of  such  amendment  shall  have  been 
given  at  the  regular  meeting  next  preceding,  and  that  all  mem- 
bers are  notified  in  writing  of  such  contemplated  action  when 
call  for  such  meeting  is  made. 

Application  to  join  the  club  is  made  in  the  following 
form: 


New  York igo .  . 

Please  propose  my  name  for  active  member- 
ship in 
St.  George's  Dramatic  and  Literary  Society. 

Name 

Address 


At  the  regular  monthly  meeting  the  secretary  makes 
a  record  of  the  attendance.  Many  attempts  have  been 
made  at  these  meetings  to  develop  the  "literary  side," 
but  without  success,  for  every  member  wanted  to  take 
part  in  a  play.  The  interest  in  the  dramatic  side  has 
always  been  very  strong.  These  monthly  meetings  are 
important,  as  they  keep  the  organization  alive,  dealing 
as  they  do  with  various  interesting  subjects. 

The  treasurer  keeps  a  set  of  books,  carefully  classified, 

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minute  in  every  detail.     Tne  following  ledger  headings 
will  explain  the  system: 

1.  Costume  account:   Money  expended  for  hired  costumes, 

2.  House  account:    Money  expended  for  keeping  the  club- 

room  in  order. 

3.  Orchestra  account:    Money  expended  for  the  orchestra 

(each  play  costing  from  $35  to  $40). 

4.  Properties  and  cartage  account:   Any  extras  used  in  stag- 

ing the  play,  which  have  been  paid  for. 

5.  Books  and  plays  account:   Money  expended  for  books  for 

the  library  on  dramatic  matters,  and  for  plays  being 
studied  at  the  time. 

6.  Photograph  account :   Money  expended  for  pictures  of  the 

performance  taken  on  the  night  of  the  dress  rehearsal — 
one  set  for  the  club-rooms,  and  additional  sets  sold  to 
the  members  at  cost. 

7.  Pin  account:   Pins  with  emblem  sold  to  the  club  members. 

8.  Stationery  account:    Money  expended  for  printing,  sta- 

tionery, stamps,  aid  in  work. 

9.  Wigs  and  make-up  account:    Money  expended  for  hire  of 

wigs,  and  for  the  make-up  man. 
10.  General  play  account:    One  side  of  the  ledger  shows  the 
money  received  on  T.  W.  Robertson's  four-act  comedy, 
"School,"  a  two-night  performance  given  at  the  Car- 
negie Lyceum  in  1903,  for  the  benefit  of  the  Men's  Club. 

Received: 

Tickets  sold  at  box-office, $  16.50 

Advance  sale  of  tickets  by  dramatic  society     .  708.00 

Men's  Club    .     .     .  82.00 

Tickets  sold  through  other  sources     ....  6.00 


Total $812.50 

(Prices:   boxes,  $6  and  $10;  tickets,  50  cents  and  $1.) 

On  the  other  side  of  this  account  are  the  amounts  paid 
out: 

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MExV   AND   WOMEN 

Expended: 

Rental  of  theatre $210.00 

Property  and  cartage 28.93 

Books 4-8o 

Printing,  etc 42.80 

Wigs  and  make-up 36.00 

Orchestra 73-oo 

Costumes 23.77 

Photographs 44.80 

Postage 10.66 


Total $474-76 

Men's  Club  share  of  the  net  profits,  ....  $168.87 
Dramatic  society's  share  of  the  net  profits  .     .     168.87 


I12.50 


When  the  society  gives  a  play  in  one  of  the  theatres, 
a  lease  in  regular  printed  form  is  signed.  If  extras  are 
required,  a  contract  for  these  should  also  be  signed. 
Under  this  heading  are  box-of!ice  attaches,  head  stage- 
carpenter,  electrician,  sufficient  stage  hands,  door-keeper, 
ushers,  cloak  -  room  attendant,  ladies'  -  room  attendant, 
and  footman,  programmes,  coupon  tickets,  admission 
tickets,  pass-out  checks,  and  carriage  checks. 

The  cost  of  extras  for  one  evening  is  about  thirty  dollars. 

The  society  does  not  accumulate  funds  for  its  own  use. 
The  general  expenses  are  paid  out  of  the  dues  received 
from  the  associate  members.  If  there  is  any  balance,  it 
is  devoted  to  producing  plays  at  the  Parish  House,  for 
which  no  admission  fee  is  charged.  The  cost  of  such  a 
play  amounts  to  from  ninety  to  one  hundred  and  twenty- 
five  dollars. 


IX 

THE   MINISTRATION  OF   RELIEF 

I.  The  Rector's  Fund— II.  The  General  Poor  Fund— III.  The  Grocery 
Department — IV.  The  Care  of  the  Sick — V.  The  Women's  Indus- 
trial Society — VI.  The  Fresh-air  Work. 

I. THE    rector's    fund 

For  use  in  the  offering  on  Easter-Day,  two  envelopes 
are  mailed  to  every  member  of  the  parish:  one  to  con- 
tain money  for  the  maintenance  of  the  Fresh -air  Work, 
the  other  for  a  contribution  for  the  Rector's  Fund.  The 
amount  thus  received  for  the  Rector's  use  is  increased  by 
occasional  gifts  of  interested  persons,  and  is  disbursed  by 
the  Rector  at  his  discretion.  Thus  relief  is  quietly  given 
in  such  ways  and  to  such  persons  as  could  not  be  minis- 
tered by  the  necessary  process  of  public  expenditure. 
Only  the  Rector  knows  in  detail  what  good  is  done  by 
means  of  this  fund. 

II. THE    GENERAL    POOR    FUND 

A  fund  for  general  purposes  of  parochial  charity  is 
provided  from  various  sources  of  supply.  The  commu- 
nion alms,  being  the  offerings  taken  on  the  first  Sunday 
of  each  month,  make  up  a  large  part  of  this  sum.  Addi- 
tions are  made  by  means  of  special  collections;  that  is, 
the  offerings  taken  on  Ash  -  Wednesday,  on  Ascension 
Day,  and  at  the  Watch-Night  Service.     Further  increase 

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comes  from  donations,  collected  if  the  fund  runs  short, 
or  coming  in  as  voluntary  contributions.  Some  money 
is  obtained  fro.n  the  earnings  of  the  grocery  department, 
and  some  from  special  cases,  being  the  money  subscribed 
to  send  a  sick  person  to  a  sanatorium,  or  for  the  temporary 
support  of  a  family,  or  for  other  considerable  emergencies. 
These  various  sources  of  the  relief  fund  are  indicated  at 
the  top  of  the  ruled  columns  of  the  book  in  which  a 
deaconess  keeps  the  accounts. 

In  the  same  book,  the  headings  of  other  columns  indi- 
cate the  standard  items  of  expenditure.  Pensions  are 
paid  monthly  to  certain  aged  communicants  of  the 
parish.  A  monthly  allowance  is  put  in  the  hands  of  the 
trained  nurse  who  cares  for  the  sick  in  the  parish.  Every 
member  of  the  staff,  clergy  and  deaconesses,  receives 
each  month  an  allowance  for  use  in  worthy  cases  which 
come  to  their  own  notice.  Certain  wages  are  paid  from 
this  fund :  as  for  a  caretaker,  one  of  the  oldest  communi- 
cants, to  be  in  the  church  during  the  dinner-hour  of  the 
sexton's  assistants,  and  also  to  see  that  prayer-books  and 
hymnals  are  distributed  in  due  proportion  throughout 
the  pews.  Groceries,  coal,  and  shoes  are  bought  from 
this  fund  to  be  sold  again  to  the  poor  at  cost  price. 
Rent  is  sometimes  paid  outright,  and  sometimes  loaned. 
Two  general  items — sundries  and  special  cases — complete 
the  enumeration  of  expendit\ires, 

III. THE    GROCERY    DEPARTMENT 

One  of  the  staff  of  the  Deaconess  House  buys  groceries 
at  wholesale,  and  a  committee  of  volunteer  workers  put 
up  the  sugar,  coffee,  rice,  oatmeal  in  half-pound,  pound, 
and  sometimes  two  or  three  pound  packages,  for  the 
grocery-room  cupboards.     This  department  is  open  every 

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Wednesday  afternoon,  when  the  poor  of  the  parish  may- 
come  and  buy  good  groceries  at  wholesale  prices. 

In  necessary  cases,  these  groceries  are  given  to  the 
poor  without  price;  but  it  is  found  better  in  most  in- 
stances to  keep  the  transaction  on  a  good,  fair  co-opera- 
tive business  basis. 

The  following  table  shows  the  transactions  of  this 
department  for  a  summer  month.  The  price-list  is  for 
the  month  of  June.  Sugar  and  flour  have  fluctuated 
considerably  from  time  to  time : 

CTS. 

Coffee  beans,  per  pound i6 

Tea,  per  pound 20 

Sugar,  per  pound    .     .     .     '. 5 

Rice,  per  pound 6 

Oatmeal,  per  pound 3 

Flour,  per  3^  pounds 12 

Cocoa,  per  pound 18 

Soap,  per  bar 4 

Milk,  per  can 9 

Following  is  the  amount  of  groceries  sold  and  given 
away  during  the  year : 

SOLD  GIVEN 

Coffee,  pounds 1047^  334^ 

Tea,  pounds 596  245 

Sugar,  pounds 2338  570 

Rice,  pounds 113  515 

Oatmeal,  pounds 45  508 

Flour,  pounds 451  1666^ 

Cocoa,  pounds 88  107 

Milk,  cans 84  311 

Soap,  bars 77  479 

IV. — THE   CARE    OF    THE    SICK 

This  department  is  in  charge  of  a  trained  nurse  who 
lives  at  the  Deaconess  House.     In  the  hall  is  a  slate  on 

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which  are  daily  set  down  the  names  of  all  sick  persons 
in  the  parish.  These  names  are  collected  in  various  ways. 
Sometimes  a  member  of  the  family  in  which  the  sickness 
has  occurred  calls  and  reports  it.  Sometimes  a  visitor 
who  has  called  for  another  purpose  will  mention  the  case 
of  a  neighbor  who  is  ill.  Each  of  the  deaconesses,  on 
her  return  from  visits  or  meetings,  reports  such  instances 
of  illness  as  have  come  to  her  attention.  The  names 
are  kept  on  the  slate  until  the  persons  are  convalescent. 

The  sick  persons  thus  found  are  called  upon  by  the 
parish  nurse,  and  by  the  clergy,  to  whom  a  copy  of  the 
list  is  submitted  every  morning.  The  nurse  keeps  office 
hours  daily  from  9.30  to  10.  a.m.  The  trained  nurse  is 
also  in  charge  of  the  convalescent  rooms  of  the  Dea- 
coness House. 

The  use  of  a  hospital  is  encouraged  wherever  possible. 
The  parish  has  a  bed,  endowed  by  the  year,  at  the  Pres- 
byterian Hospital;  and  another,  endowed  by  a  fund,  for 
incurables,  at  the  Home  of  the  Holy  Comforter;  and  a 
third,  perpetually  endowed,  for  consumptives,  in  the 
Stony  Wold  Sanatorium. 

The  district  nurse  keeps  her  records  in  the  following  form : 


Name  of  Patient Address 

Child  or  Adult Date  of  first  visit. 

Disease 


Finale 


Many  articles  are  loaned  to  the  sick,  as  bed-pans,  hot- wa- 
ter bags,  air-cushions.    These  are  accounted  for  as  follows : 

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ADMINISTRATION    OF   AN    INSTITUTIONAL   CHURCH 


Date  of 
Loan 

Name  of  Patient 

Address 

Article 
Loaned 

Date  of 
Return 

Good 
Con- 
dition 

Bad 
Con- 
dition 

REMARKS 

' 

V. — THE   WOMEN  S    INDUSTRIAL    SOCIETY 


The  society  has  a  salaried  superintendent,  and  is  di- 
vided into  two  departments,  for  home  work  and  for  work- 
room work. 

The  home-work  department  receives  needy  women, 
recommended  by  the  deaconesses,  and  gives  them  sewing 
which  they  can  take  home  and  return  the  following  week, 
and  pays  for  it  in  money.  In  this  department  are  made 
glass  towels,  roller  towels,  kitchen  towels,  maids'  frocks, 
shirt-waists,  aprons,  bibs,  butlers'  aprons,  sheets.  The 
goods  are  purchased  by  a  buying  committee,  checked  off 
as  they  come  in,  and  placed  on  labelled  shelves  in  a  set 
of  closets.  The  selling  committee  sends  a  weekly  report 
to  the  cutting  committee,  signifying  what  articles  are 
needed.  After  the  goods  are  cut  out,  they  are  placed 
on  a  separate  set  of  shelves,  in  charge  of  the  superin- 
tendent. From  the  superintendent,  the  applicants  re- 
ceive them  on  Thursday  morning.     When  the  completed 


THE   MINISTRATION    OF   RELIEF 

articles  are  returned,  they  are  stored  in  the  stock  closet, 
where  there  is  a  labelled  compartment  for  each  article. 
Thence  the  selling  committee  takes  them  to  fill  orders. 

In  the  work-room  work  department,  the  superinten- 
dent's office  and  three  rooms  are  open  four  days  in  the 
week,  between  the  hours  of  eight  and  four.  Three  sewing- 
machines  are  continually  in  motion.  In  the  experimental 
stages  of  this  department  it  was  the  custom  to  ask  the 
parishioners  to  send  old  clothing,  which,  on  certain  days, 
was  given  to  the  poor.  But  it  was  perceived  that  imder 
these  conditions  the  applicants  were  becoming  both  grasp- 
ing and  beggarly.  A  room  was  therefore  opened  where 
all  the  old  clothes  which  came  in  were  repaired,  and  where 
new  ones  were  made.  In  this  way  it  became  possible  to 
give  fifteen  women  four  days'  work  in  the  week,  for  six 
months  in  the  year,  at  fair  wages.  The  articles  thus  made 
or  renovated  were  sold  to  the  poor  at  reasonable  prices. 
In  one  year  twelve  hundred  dollars  were  thus  earned  by 
this  department  and  paid  out  again  in  wages.  Some  of 
the  women  applying  for  honest  work  under  these  wise 
conditions  belong  to  the  class  who  had  formerly  asked 
for  alms.  Thus  the  department  is  made  use  of  by  the 
staff  to  meet  the  demands  of  the  great  number  of  unem- 
ployed who  come  to  the  door.  Few  of  those  who  apply 
know  much  at  first,  about  sewing,  most  of  them  having 
been  shop-girls  before  marriage.  The  provision  of  gar- 
ments which  are  easily  put  together  often  offers  to  such 
persons  new  possibilities,  and  they  become  fair  needle- 
women, able  to  sew  both  for  their  own  families  and  for 
their  neighbors. 

The  work  is  varied,  to  cover  the  differences  of  ability. 
For  those  who  are  quite  without  experience  there  are 
rags  to  be  cut  and  sewn  or  woven  into  rugs,  garments  to 
be  ripped,  buttons  to  be  fastened,  or  errands  to  be  done 

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for  the  others.  Thus  all  kinds  of  old  garments  are  use- 
ful: those  beyond  repair  being  made  into  rag-carpet. 
After  being  repaired  and  sorted,  the  garments  are  put 
into  the  selling-room  closets.  The  large  garments  are 
hung  on  hooks  or  laid  on  shelves.  The  smaller  ones  are 
put  in  stiff  card -board  boxes.  Everything  is  plainly 
labelled.  Wednesday  afternoon  is  market-day,  when 
both  the  grocery  department  and  the  industrial  depart- 
ment are  open  for  business. 

There  is  also  a  department  for  ordered  work.  Here 
shirt-waists,  maids'  dresses,  and  simple  frocks  for  little 
children  are  made,  the  material  being  sent  with  the  order. 

The  following  forms  show  the  methods  of  keeping  the 
transactions  of  these  departments  well  in  hand : 


STOCK   RECEIVED 

DATE 

Glass  Towels, 
Per  Doz. 

RoU'r 
Tow., 
Each 

Kitchen 
Towels, 
Per  Doz. 

Aprons, 
Each 

Sheets, 
Each 

Etc. 

IQOS 

$2.50 

$3.00 

$   .45 

$1.50 

$1.75 

$   .30 

$   .45 

$  .70 

S    .80 

October       i .  . . . 

8 

IS 

"                  22  ...  . 
29 

November  4 .  . .  . 

Number  of  gar- 
ments made.. 

Number  of  gar- 
ments sold..  . 

Number  of  gar- 
ments on  hand 

30 

IS 
10 

s 
s 

6 

10 
10 

S 
5 

I 

20 

10 

S 

4 

IS 

5 

60 
IS 
25 
IS 
5 
10 

40 
10 
15 
10 
0 
S 

25 
IS 
10 
18 
20 
12 

IS 
10 

5 
12 
10 

6 

30 
21 
20 
IS 
20 
10 

IS 
IS 
18 
12 
18 
6 

71 
36 

31 
16 

S9 
31 

130 
5S 

80 
34 

100 
45 

58 
32 

116 
34 

84 
23 

3S 

15 

28 

75 

46 

SS 

26 

82 

62 

STOCK   SOLD 

DATE 

Glass  Towels, 
Per  Doz. 

RoU'r 
Tow., 
Each 

Kitchen 
Towels, 
Per  Doz. 

Aprons, 
Each 

Sheets, 
Each 

Etc. 

1905 

$2.50 

$3.00 

«  .45 

$1.50 

$1.75 

$  .30 

$    .45 

$  .70 

$.  80 

October  s .  .  .  . 
12 ...  . 

19 

26 

November  2  .  .  .  . 
9 

10 
5 
S 
4 
S 
7 

S 
5 

I 
I 
I 
3 

10 
10 
4 

I 
5 

20 

10 

10 

S 

7 

3 

8 
8 
6 
6 
3 
3 

15 
10 

10 

10 

4 
10 
6 
6 
6 

10 
3 
8 
8 
3 
3 

5 
S 

2 
3 
4 
4 

36 

16 

31 

55 

34 

45 

32 

34 

22 

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For  each  woman  who  takes  out  sewing  in  the  home- 
work department,  a  small  blank-book  is  kept,  bearing 
on  the  outside  her  number,  name,  and  address;  and 
within,  the  date,  kind,  and  quantity  of  work,  and  whether 
paid  for  or  not.  Thus  No.  28  takes  away  twelve  towels 
to  stitch.  The  fact  is  entered  in  the  book  in  her  presence. 
She  receives  the  goods  and  a  slip  like  this : 


Mrs.  E. 

November  28th. 

Returned  December  4th. 

She  comes  back  with  the  towels  on  December  4th,  is  paid 
fifty  cents,  and  "Pd."  is  written  against  that  item  in  her 
book. 

In  the  work-room  department,  the  superintendent 
keeps  the  following  record  from  which  she  makes  her 
weekly  pay-list : 


PAY-ROLL— WORK-ROOM  WORK                                                | 

Week  beginning  October  31,  1905. 

1 

NAMES 

WORK  DAYS 

No.  of 
Days 
at  75 
cents 

AMOUNT 
DUE 

Mon. 

Tues. 

Wed. 

Fri. 

$ 

cts 

Mrs.  G. 

Mrs.  F. .... 

MaryG. 

AUce  P. .... 

Mrs.  S. 

Mrs.  

Miss 

May  G. .... 

' 

I 

I 

I 

I 

I 

I 

I 

I 

I 

' 

4 
3 

3 
3 
I 
4 

2 

3 

3 

I 
I 
3 

3 

00 
50 
SO 

25 

75 
00 
SO 
25 

21 

'5 

75 

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To  draw  from  the  treasurer  the  money  to  pay  the 
women,  the  superintendent  makes  application  in  the 
following  form: 


No New  York, 

To  the  Treasurer  of  St.  George^ s 

Women's  Industrial  Society: 

Kindly  let  me  have  a  check  for  the  following 

Work-room  Work 

women, days'  work, 

at  75  cents  per  day 

Home  Work 

women  at  50  cents  per  person 

.190 

^Extras 

The  above  is  for  the  week  ending 

Stiperintendent. 

*  Under  Extras  go  such  expenses  as  veedlcs,  thread,  etc. 

The  figures  are  here  shown  which  represent  the  prices 
received  at  sales  for  the  articles  made  in  the  two  depart- 
ments : 

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PRICE    LIST    OF    HOME    WORK 

Glass  towels  .     .     from  $2.25  to  $3.00  per  dozen 

Roller  towels 45    cents  each 

Kitchen  towels   .     .   from  $1.55  to  $1.75  per  dozen 

Linen  scrim  towels ,  $3.00  per  dozen 

Maids'  frocks      .     ,     .     from  $1.25  to  $1.95  each 

Shirt-waists 50  cents  each 

Lawn  aprons,  with  and  without  bibs, 

35  cents  to  $1.75  each 

Gingham  aprons 25  to  40  cents  each 

Butlers' aprons    .     .     .    from  45  cents  to  $1.10  each 

Sheets 30  to  85  cents  each 

Pillow-cases 35  cents  pair 

Sweeping  covers .     .     .     .       65  cents  to  $1.50  each 
etc.,  etc. 


PRICE-LIST  OF  WORK-ROOM  GOODS 
OLD  CLOTHING 

men's  clothing 

Suits from 

Trousers " 

Vests " 

Overcoats " 

Hats " 

Underwear " 

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Collars 01 

Hose 2  pairs  for  .05 

boys'  clothing 

Suits from  $  .15  to  $1.00 

Trousers "          -05   "  -3° 

Overcoats "          .20  "  i.oo 

Underwear "          -05   "  .15 

Caps 05  each 

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Wrappers "  .20  "     1.50 

Waists "  -05  "     i-oo 

Coats "  .05  "     1.75 

Skirts "  .20  "     1.25 

Petticoats "  -05  "       .30 

Flannel "  .10  "       .30 

Underwear "  -05  "       .30 

Hats "  .15  "     1. 00 

Shoes "  -05  "       .90 

Hose 2  pairs  for  .05 


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Dresses from  $  .05  to  $1.00 

Coats "  .10  "     2.50 

Skirts "  .10  "       .60 

Underwear "  -05  "       -15 

Flannel  petticoats "  .10  "       .25 


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Infants'  dresses from  $  .05  to  $  .75 

Infants'  coats "  .20  "  1.25 

Infants'  shirts '  -05  "  .15 

Caps "  -05  "  -20 

Afghans "  .20  "  2.00 

Comforters "  -15  "  -60 

Curtains "  -05  "  -20 

Pillow-cases "  -05  "  -12 


The  selling  committee  keeps  such  an  account  as  fol- 
lows, and  turns  the  proceeds  over  to  the  treasurer  every 
month : 

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The  money  received  from  the  proceeds  of  sales  are 
turned  over  to  the  treasurer  every  week  in  this  form. 
The  following  is  a  strong  envelope,  in  which  the  superin- 
tendent places  the  amount  according  to  the  direction  of 
the  same: 


To  THE  Treasurer 

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WOMEN'S    INDUSTRIAL   SOCIETY 
St.  George's  Church 

NEW   YORK 

Date ig. 


Enclosed  please  find 

Account  Work-room  Sales 

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Total 

Superintendent 
Remarks: 


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and  keeps  a  book  like  this : 

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Members  of  the  congregation  are  frequently  urged  on 
Sunday  to  send  to  the  Industrial  Society  not  only  old 
clothing,  but  shoes  and  household  articles,  such  as  quilts, 
blankets,  carpets,  mattresses,  pillows,  and  even  furniture. 
All  find  purchasers. 

VI. — THE    FRESH-AIR   WORK 

The  beneficiaries  of  this  work  are  some  of  them  guests 
for  a  day,  and  some  guests  for  a  week,  at  the  Sea-side 
Cottage. 

The  daily  guests  come  five  days  in  the  week,  in  num- 
ber about  two  hundred.  Thus,  of  a  summer,  there  are 
some  ten  thousand  who  have  a  glimpse  of  the  great 
deep.  This,  however,  is  a  total  amount,  and  includes 
many  repetitions.  Every  poor  person  in  the  parish  has 
a  chance  to  go  to  the  sea-shore  four  or  five  times  during 
the  summer. 

The  weekly  guests  are  selected  by  the  deaconesses. 
The  lists  are  carefully  prepared  during  the  winter.  Some 
weeks  the  house  is  filled  with  tired  mothers  and  their 
children;  then  with  young  women;  then  with  boys. 
All  leave  together,  both  daily  and  weekly  guests,  on 
Friday  evening. 

The  daily  excursions  begin  on  the  Friday  before  the 
Fourth  of  July,  which  is  the  time  when  the  public  schools 
close,  and  continue  until  Labor  Day.  Transportation,  a 
bathing-suit,  a  towel,  and  a  dressing-room  are  provided 
free  of  charge  to  everybody. 

At  the  beginning  of  June  the  mailing-list  is  prepared 
from  the  records  of  the  Day  Kindergarten,  Sunday-school, 
and  Parish  Record.  A  reply  post-card,  such  as  is  printed 
on  page  267,  is  mailed  to  all  persons  in  the  parish  to 
whom  such  an  excursion  may  be  a  privilege. 

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ST.   GEORGE'S    MEMORIAL   HOUSE 
207    EAST    16TH   ST. 

New  York,  June  i§,  ig. . 

Dear  Friend.- 

The  Rockaway  excursions  will  soon  begin.  If  you  want 
to  he  placed  on  the  list  for  excursions,  please  fill  out  the 
attached  card  and  return  same  to  me  at  once.  On  the  card 
put  the  names  of  the  children  who  are  in  the  Primary  and 
Junior  Departments  of  our  Sunday-school,  and  those  who 
are  too  young  to  go  to  Sunday-school.  {Special  excursions 
will  he  arranged  for  the  members  of  the  Senior  Department.) 

Sincerely  yours, 


Superintendent. 

REPLY 

Mrs.  Anna  Schultz,  Address,  204  Ave.  . 

/  would  like  to  have  my  name  placed  on  the  list  of  Rock- 
away  excursions  this  coming  summer,  and  also  those  of  my 
children,  whose  names  and  ages  are  helow.  I  also  agree  to 
bring  no  children  who  are  not  my  own,  and  give  no  tickets 
away  to  any  one  else. 

John Age.  .ij    Mary Age. . .  .8 

Sam Age . .  6    Lottie Age . .  1-2 

The  name  of  the  applicant  is  entered  on  the  record-card 
bearing  the  family  name,  the  number  of  persons,  and  the 
names  of  the  children,  with  an  indication  (P.  D.  for  Primary 
Department)  of  their  place  in  the  Sunday-school.  Upon 
this  card  are  entered  the  dates  of  the  excursions  on 
which  the  family  are  taken.     Thus  this   sample  card 

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shows  that  this  family  had  the  privilege  of  three  daily 
excursions  and  one  week  in  the  house. 


Schultz,  Mrs.  Anna, 

204  Ave.  

1  +  4 

J.  D.         /.  D. 

P.  D. 

John         Mary 

Sam         Lottie 

Aug.  16,  igoj 

July  I  J,  igo5 

July  20,  I  go  5 

Aug.    I,  I  go  5 

1 

Aug.    8,  I  go  5,  week. 

When  the  time  comes  to  make  up  the  excursion,  this 
post-card  summons  the  guests: 

Present  this  card  on  August  10,  at  10. jo  a.m.,  Memorial 
Building,  207  East  i6th  Street,  to  be  exchanged  for  Rock- 
away  tickets.  Only  one  member  of  the  family  must  bring 
this  card. 


Superintendent. 
St.  George's  Church  Cottage 
Rockaway  Park,  L.  I. 

To  Mrs.  Anna  Schultz,  204  Ave. ,  1+4 

Upon  the  presentation  of  this  card  a  ticket  like  the  fol- 
lowing is  given  out,  and  the  date  is  entered  as  above  upon 
the  record-card. 

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ST.  GEORGE'S  CAR— PRIVATE 

FROM     LONG     ISLAND     CITY    TO     ROCKAWAY     PARK 
AND    RETURN 

FOR  THIS  DATE  ONLY 

Train   Leaves   Long   Island  City  at   9.20   a.m. 

Wednesday,  August  16,   1906 

Superintendent. 

Mrs.  Sdndtz  and  4 — 304  Ave. . 


For  the  weekly  guests,  the  rising  bell  rings  at  six,  though 
most  of  them  are  up  before  that  hour.  Breakfast  is  served 
at  seven,  dinner  at  twelve,  and  supper  at  half -past  five. 

For  breakfast  there  is  bread  and  butter,  a  cereal  (a 
different  cereal  each  morning),  tea,  coffee,  or  milk. 

The  following  are  bills  of  fare  for  dinner: 

Monday.         Beef  soup,  boiled  ham,  potatoes,  tomatoes. 
Tuesday.        Roast   beef,   potatoes,    another   vegetable,    and 

dessert. 
Wednesday.  Beef    and    mutton   stew,   made  with  potatoes, 

onions,  and  dumplings,  and  dessert. 
Thursday.      Roast   beef,    potatoes,    another   vegetable,    and 

dessert. 
Friday.  Pea  soup,  fish,  potatoes,  another  vegetable,  and 

ice-cream. 
Bread  and  tea  or  coffee,  whichever  is  preferred,  are  served 
with  the  dinner.     On  Monday  and  Friday,  when  there  is  no 
gravy,  butter  is  allowed. 

This  is  the  menu  for  supper  , 

Monday.         Cheese  and  fruit. 
Tuesday.        Fruit  and  cake. 
Wednesday.  Cold  meat  and  cake. 
Thursday.      Fruit  and  pot-cheese. 

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Cold  meat  is  always  given  in  addition,  when  any  is  left. 
With  supper  there  is,  of  course,  bread  and  butter,  with  tea  or 
milk.     Everybody  can  have  all  they  want  to  eat. 

The  only  housework  done  by  the  guests  is  the  making 
of  their  beds  and  the  brushing-up  of  their  rooms  after 
breakfast. 

After  breakfast,  until  bathing-time,  some  walk  along 
the  beach,  some  fish  from  the  docks,  some  rock  them- 
selves in  big  chairs  on  the  pavilion,  keeping  time  to  the 
swing  of  the  waves.  The  daily  excursion  arrives  about 
half-past  ten.  Then  begins  the  bathing  in  the  sea. 
The  excursionists  bring  their, own  lunches,  but  are  pro- 
vided with  all  the  tea,  coffee,  and  milk  which  they 
desire.  The  hot  beverages  are  prepared  in  kettles  hold- 
ing twenty  cups  apiece.  The  clergy  and  deaconesses 
assist  in  the  distribution.  Everybody  drinks  from  three 
to  five  cups. 

The  excursionists  of  the  day  depart  at  five.  After 
supper  the  children  play  games  on  the  pavilion,  and  the 
young  people  sing  and  dance  to  the  music  of  an  Aeolian. 
Prayers  are  said  at  nine,  and  then,  to  bed. 

For  those  who  would  not  be  helped  by  the  sea  air, 
other  resorts  are  provided.  Also  the  battalion  and  trade- 
school,  as  we  have  said,  have  their  own  camp. 

A  leaf  from  the  ledger  shows  how  the  accounts  are 
kept.     (See  pages  270  and  271.) 


X 

THE   FINANCES  OF   A   FREE   CHURCH 

I.  The  Envelope  System — II.  The  Maintenance  of  Institutional  Work 
— III.  The  Maintenance  of  Missions,  Foreign  and  Domestic — IV. 
The  Endowment  Fund — V.  The  Banking  System — VI.  The  Cor- 
poration Treasurer. 

I. — THE    ENVELOPE    SYSTEM 

The  envelope  system  is  brought  to  the  immediate 
attention  of  every  person  who  associates  himself  with 
St.  George's  Church.  There  was  a  time  when  a  card 
on  the  back  of  every  pew  reminded  the  worshippers 
that  the  church  was  maintained  by  voluntary  offerings; 
at  the  same  time,  the  people  were  addressed  upon  the 
matter  from  the  chancel.  These  methods  have  given 
way  to  individual  communication.  The  matter  is  man- 
aged with  entire  frankness,  and  everybody  is  given  to 
understand  beyond  mistake  that  he  is  expected  to  con- 
tribute to  the  support  of  the  church.  If  the  people  be- 
lieve in  the  free  church  the  money  must  be  regularly 
supplied,  to  carry  on  its  work. 

We  have  already  noted  the  fact  that  the  blank  for 
the  record  of  a  family  has  on  the  back  a  statement 
regarding  the  envelope  system.  Following  this  state- 
ment is  a  form  of  subscription.  This  is  put  into  the 
hands  of  every  person  who  wishes  to  be  accounted  a 
member  of  St.  George's.     (See  page  274). 

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THE  ENVELOPE  SYSTEM 

Those  who  find  a  church  home  in  St.  George's  are  invited  to 
pledge  themselves  to  make  a  free-will  offering  weekly,  month- 
ly, or  yearly  for  its  maintenance.  When  the  subscription  slip 
below  is  returned,  a  package  of  envelopes  will  be  mailed,  con- 
taining one  for  every  Sunday  or  every  month,  as  the  case  may 
be.  The  offering  should  be  put  in  the  envelope  and  placed 
upon  the  plate  each  Sunday,  or,  if  absent  one  or  more  Sundays, 
the  offerings  and  envelopes  to  correspond  should  be  enclosed. 

For  further  information  an  appointment  should  be  made  with 
the  Rector's  secretary,  who  will  call  and  explain  this  system. 

Remarks: 


OFFERINGS  FOR  SUPPORT  OF  CHURCH  AND  CLERGY 

Name  {Mr.,  Mrs.,  or  Miss) 

Address 

Weekly  offering 

Monthly      "        

Yearly         "        

Date  from  which  offerings  begin 


When  filled  in,  mail  to 

THE  RECTOR, 

209  East  1 6th  Street. 


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For  the  further  information  of  persons  coming  newly 
into  the  parish,  the  following  explanation  is  printed. 
Whenever  a  family-record  blank  is  mailed  to  be  filled 
up,  this  circular  goes  with  it: 

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For  the  benefit  of  those  who  do  not  understand  the  finan- 
cial system  by  which  St.  George's  Church  is  supported  and 
its  work  carried  on,  we  give  a  brief  description. 

The  system  is  called  "The  Envelope  System,"  and  by  it  a 
church,  with  its  pews  free  to  all  comers,  known  and  unknown, 
is  able  to  form  an  estimate  of  what  financial  support  can 
be  relied  upon. 

Those  who  find  a  church  home  in  St.  George's  are  invited 
to  pledge  themselves  to  make  a  free-will  offering  weekly. 
Upon  application  a  card  is  sent  to  a  subscriber,  to  be  filled 
out  with  name,  address,  and  amount  of  weekly  pledge.  When 
this  is  returned,  a  number  is  assigned,  and  a  package  of 
envelopes  mailed,  containing  one  dated  for  every  Sunday  in 
the  year,  and  each  one  bearing  this  number.  The  offering 
should  be  put  in  the  envelope,  sealed,  and  placed  upon  the 
plate  each  Sunday,  or,  if  absent  one  or  more  Sundays,  the 
offerings  and  envelopes  to  correspond  should  be  enclosed. 
Regular  accounts  are  kept  with  each  member,  and  amounts 
credited  under  the  dates  received.  At  the  end  of  every 
quarter  a  memorandum  is  sent,  showing  amount  due,  if  any- 
thing, and  if  there  is  a  discrepancy  it  can  then  be  adjusted. 

All  subscriptions  are  supposed  to  be  for  one  year  at  least, 
and  to  continue  thereafter  until  the  treasurer  is  notified  to 
the  contrary. 

Those  who  prefer  to  subscribe  monthly  or  yearly  are  free 
to  take  this  method.  In  the  latter  cases  no  envelopes  are 
sent. 

The  sums  pledged  are  considered  confidential,  and  are 
known  only  to  the  Rector  and  those  who  have  immediate 
charge  of  the  system. 

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In  the  case  of  families,  not  only  the  head  of  the  family,  but 
every  member  is  asked  to  take  envelopes. 

Although  subscribers  are  supposed  to  pledge  themselves 
for  a  year,  this  is  not  to  debar  those  whose  residence  is  un- 
certain from  subscribing  weekly  as  long  as  they  remain  in 
New  York.  But  residents  of  New  York  who  spend  the  sum- 
mer in  the  country  should  remember  that  the  church's  work 
goes  on  the  same  in  summer  as  in  winter,  and  they  are  sup- 
posed to  continue  their  subscriptions  during  the  summer 
months,  making  them  up  on  their  return  to  the  city,  the 
same  as  they  would  keep  their  seats  in  a  church  where  pews 
were  rented. 

Into  this  plan  of  regular  contributions  are  enlisted  not 
only  all  who  attach  themselves  to  the  parish  by  attend- 
ance at  the  services,  but  all  who  grow  up  in  the  parish, 
from  the  time  of  their  confirmation.  A  letter  such  as 
these  which  follow  is  mailed  to  every  member  of  the 
confirmation  class: 


ST.    GEORGE'S    RECTORY 
209     EAST     16TH     ST. 

April  i6,  ig. . . . 

Dear  Mr .• 

/  want  all  who  will,  who  were  confirmed  this  Easter,  to 
take  envelopes  in  St.  George's  Church.  I  don't  care  how 
small  the  sum  may  he,  nor  do  I  care  whether  they  give 
once  a  month,  or  once  a  year,  or  once  a  Sunday.  But  it 
would  help  me  very  much  if  all  joined  the  system.  The 
only  way  I  can  keep  my  work  together  is  by  having  the 
support  of  all  my  friends. 

If  you  do  not  understand  this  system,  please  let  me  know, 
and  my  secretary  will  call  at  any  time  you  may  state  and 
explain  it.  Very  sincerely  yours, 

W.  S.  Rainsford, 
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St.   GEORGE'S    RECTORY 
209    EAST    16TH    ST. 

April  lo,  iQ.  . . . 

Dear  Friend: 

I  want  all  who  will,  who  were  confirmed  this  year,  to  take 
envelopes  in  St.  George's  Church. 

You  cannot  give  much  money  to  help  our  church — /  don't 
want  you  to  give  much  money.  If  you  can  give  one  cent, 
two  cents,  three,  or  five  cents,  as  the  case  may  be,  fall  into 
line  and  take  the  envelopes. 

Therefore,  if  you  feel  that  you  are  able  to  give  anything, 
e7>en  from  one  cent  up,  say  so  on  the  enclosed  card.  Upon 
return  of  this  card  to  me,  a  package  of  envelopes  will  be 
mailed  to  you,  containing  one  envelope  for  each  Sunday. 
The  offerings  should  be  put  in  the  envelope,  sealed,  and 
placed  upon  the  plate  each  Sunday.  Or,  if  you  should  be 
absent  from  the  church  for  a  number  of  Sundays,  then  when 
you  next  go  to  church  you  should  put  in  all  the  envelopes 
of  the  Sundays  you  have  missed,  with  each  Sunday's  offer- 
ing in  each.  If  you  don't  understand  this  plan,  or  if  you 
wish  it  further  explained  to  you,  just  say  so  on  the  card, 
and  one  of  the  committee  will  call  and  explain.  If  you 
cannot  join  this  system,  please  say  so  under  ''Remarks" 
on  the  card  and  mail  it  to  me. 

Believe  me  always  to  be, 

Your  sincere  friend  and  Rector, 

W.  S.  Rainsford. 

In  the  cases  of  persons  who  do  not  respond  to  these 
initial  appeals,  a  further  letter  of  reminder  is  mailed. 
The  parish  register  is  regularly  inspected  for  the  pur- 
poses of  such  an  appeal,  the  names  being  noted  of  all 
persons  who  are  not  contributing. 

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St.    GEORGE'S     RECTORY 
209    EAST    16TH     ST. 

I  wish  you  could  help  me  by  joining  my  envelope  system. 
I  do  not  care  how  small  a  sum  it  is  you  give,  nor  do  I  care 
whether  you  give  it  once  a  week,  a  month,  or  a  year.  But 
the  time  has  come  in  the  parish  when  I  must  get  those 
who  want  to  help  me  to  hack  up  my  plan.  Everybody 
who  joins  this  system  does  so.  Won't  you  think  of 
this? 

If  you  do  not  understand  this  system,  please  let  me  know, 
and  my  secretary  will  call  at  any  time  you  may  state  to 
explain  it.  Very  faithfully  yours, 

>  W.  S.  Rainsford. 

With  such  letters  a  card,  such  as  is  here  shown,  is 
sent: 


#tugupaant  i'quarp,  "^tm  fork 


OFFERINGS  FOR  SUPPORT    OF   CHURCH 
AND   CLERGY 

Naiuc 

Address 

Weekly  Offering 

Monthly  or  Yearly 

Date  from  which  offerings  begin 

When  filled  in,  mail  to  the  Rector, 
209  East  1 6th  Street. 


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On  receipt  of  the  subscription,  envelopes  are  mailed 
to  each  subscriber,  a  form  of  which  is  here  printed: 


No.  77 

■Npm  fork 

February  i8,   19.  . . 

Put  each  week's  offering  in  its  own  envelope 
and  deposit  in  the  plate  of  any  collection.  If 
absent  one  or  more  Sundays  put  entire  amount 
due  in  one  envelope  and  enclose  the  unused 
envelopes  of  past  dates. 


Offerings  arc  expected  to  continue  till  the  treasurer 
is  notified  to  the  contrary. 


In  the  early  stages  of  the  envelope  plan  a  special 
effort  was  made  to  reach  those  members  of  the  parish 
whose  narrow  means  seemed  to  exempt  them  from  this 
payment.  Not  only  was  there  a  good  response  to  this 
letter,  but  the  theory  was  justified  that  the  giving  of 
even  a  very  small  amount  every  week  to  the  church  is 
an  act  of  moral  significance,  and  attaches  such  givers 
to  the  parish  of  which  they  feel  themselves  to  be  a  part. 
The  following  card  was  sent  out : 


OFFERINGS    FOR    SUPPORT    OF    CHURCH 

Name Address 

Amount  of  Weekly  Offering 

Date  from  ivhich  Offerings  begin 


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ST.  GEORGE'S     RECTORY 
209    EAST   16TH   ST. 

March  lo,  ig. . . . 
My  Friend  : 

Over  4500  people,  out  of  yooo  people  connected  with  St. 
George's  Church,  live  in  tenement  houses.  More  than  2^00 
of  these  live  east  of  First  Avenue;  and  to  you,  as  one  of 
these,  I  wish  to  address  a  few  words. 

The  desire  of  my  heart,  since  I  came  to  New  York,  has 
been  to  make  the  people  who  live  in  tenement  houses,  young 
and  old,  feel  that  St.  George's  is  meant  for  them.  We 
would  rather  have  them  come  to  its  services  than  any  people 
in  the  whole  city,  rather  have  their  children  in  our  Sunday- 
school,  their  boys  in  our  gymnasium,  their  girls  in  our 
"Girls'  Friendly"  and  "King's  Daughters,"  than  any  other 
class  of  people,  however  rich  or  well-to-do,  in  any  part  of 
the  city.  After  I  had  been  in  St.  George's  for  four  years, 
there  were  only  about  800  people  east  of  First  Avenue  con- 
nected with  the  church.  Now,  as  I  say,  that  number  has 
grown  to  2j00  and  over. 

You  cannot  give  much  money  to  help  our  church — /  don't 
want  you  to  give  much  money,  but  I  do  want  you  to  give 
the  little  you  can.  Supposing  you  could  give  only  one  cent 
a  Sunday — I  think  it  is  your  duty  to  give  that  and  to  give 
it  regularly.  Of  all  the  2^00  members  of  the  church  who 
are  living  east  of  First  Avenue,  there  are  only  thirty-nine 
at  present  who  give  to  the  church  through  the  weekly  en- 
velopes. If  you  can  give  one  cent,  two  cents,  three,  five,  or 
ten  cents,  as  the  case  may  be,  fall  into  line  and  take  one  of 
these  envelopes. 

There  is  another  reason  why  I  wish  you  to  do  this  besides 
the  reason  for  supporting  the  church,  which  is  a  very  im- 
portant one.     By  a  new  law  of  our  state,  every  male  mem- 

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ber  of  the  church  who  wants  to  cast  his  vote  at  the  Advent 
Vestry  election  must  he  a  regular  contributor  to  the  church. 
It  does  not  matter  how  little  he  gives ;  he  must  give  some^ 
thing  and  he  must  give  it  regtdarly. 

Therefore,  after  you  have  read  this  letter,  if  you  feel  that 
you  are  able  to  give  anything,  even  from  one  cent  up,  say 
so  on  the  enclosed  card.  Upon  return  of  this  card  to  me, 
a  package  of  envelopes  will  be  mailed  to  you  containing 
one  envelope  for  each  Sunday.  The  offerings  should  be 
put  in  the  envelope,  sealed,  and  placed  upon  the  plate  each 
Sunday.  Or,  if  you  should  be  absent  from  the  church  for 
a  number  of  Sundays,  then  when  you  next  go  to  church 
you  should  put  in  all  the  envelopes  of  the  Sundays  you  have 
missed,  with  each  Sunday's  offering  in  each.  If  you  don't 
under stayid  this  plan,  or  if  you  wish  it  further  explained 
to  you,  just  say  so  on  the  card,  and  one  of  the  committee 
will  call  and  explain.  If  you  cannot  join  this  system, 
please  say  so  under  ''Remarks''  on  the  card  and  mail  it 
to  me. 

Believe  me  always  to  be. 

Your  sincere  friend  and  Rector, 

W.  S.  Rainsford. 

When  the  Rector  receives  the  card  containing  the 
name  of  the  subscriber  and  the  amount  subscribed,  he 
turns  it  over  to  the  treasurer.  The  treasurer  enters  the 
items  on  two  Hsts.  One  is  the  Numerical  Record,  show- 
ing number,  name,  address;  the  other  is  the  Alphabetical 
Record,  showing  name,  number.  These  are  to  facili- 
tate reference.  Then  the  number  only  is  entered  in  the 
Envelope  -  Book,  and  accounts  are  kept  with  numbers, 
not  with  names.  This  is  to  keep  the  matter  a  confi- 
dential one  between  the  Rector,  the  treasurer,  and  the 
giver. 

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A  page  of  the  Envelope-Book  is  here  submitted.  Ar- 
rears are  brought  forward  every  three  months.  Ruled 
spaces  indicate  the  Sundays  of  the  month.  The  amount 
for  each  Sunday  is  set  down  at  the  bottom  of  the  page, 
and  the  total  on  the  preceding  page  is  brought  forward 
and  added.  Thus,  say,  the  first  page  shows  the  num- 
bers from  I  to  59,  and  these  persons,  on  the  first  Sunday 
in  October,  give  $18.50;  the  numbers  from  60  to  89  give 
$1.75.  Under  the  $1.75,  at  the  foot  of  the  column,  is  set 
the  $18.50,  and  the  sum  of  $20.25  is  carried  forward.  The 
check-marks  against  Subscriber  No.  86  mean  that  he  had 
made  an  advance  payment  up  to  and  including  Novem- 
ber loth.  This  is  often  done, by  those  who  leave  in  the 
spring  to  be  gone  all  summer.  In  the  case  of  Sub- 
scriber 86,  it  would  probably  mean  that  he  expects  to 
come  back  to  town  about  the  middle  of  November.  A 
record  of  the  offerings  of  all  the  Sundays  is  kept  in  the 
back  of  the  book. 

At  the  end  of  each  quarter,  the  treasurer  sends  out  a 
reminder  to  all  subscribers  who  are  in  arrears  for  more 
than  one  month: 

Envelope  No.  60  appeared  to  he  in  arrears  $42.00  at  the 
end  of  the  Second  Quarter  of  our  fiscal  year,  September  jo, 
igoj.  If  this  is  correct,  will  you  kindly  send  in  the  amount  f 
Please  make  checks  payable  to  the  order  of  St.  George's 
Church. 

Yours,  etc., 

W.  F. 

Committee  on  Envelope  Subscriptions, 
No.  6  Bible  House,  New  York, 
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A  pledge  is  not  accounted  as  a  legal  obligation,  and 
no  attempt  is  made  to  enforce  it.  No  name  is  taken  off 
the  list  for  non-payment  until  the  subscriber  signifies 
his  desire  to  discontinue  his  subscription.  The  Rec- 
tor's secretary  calls  personally  upon  persons  who  are 
seriously  in  arrears,  endeavoring  to  make  a  right  adjust- 
ment. Thus,  a  pledge  is  sometimes  diminished  which 
had  been  made  too  large,  or  subscriptions  are  paid 
which  had  been  neglected. 


II. — THE   MAINTENANCE   OF   INSTITUTIONAL   WORK 

As  the  number  of  organizations  increased  the  number 
of  necessary  appeals  for  financial  support  increased  also. 
The  confusion  which  ensued  was  reduced  to  order  by  the 
plan  of  setting  apart  two  Sundays  in  the  year  when  the 
offering  should  be  for  parish  missions.  It  was  provided 
that  on  those  days  the  people  should  give  whatever  they 
could  afford  for  the  work  in  general,  the  whole  amount 
to  be  divided  among  the  various  societies  according  to 
their  needs. 

This  necessitated  a  second  system  of  envelopes.  In 
addition  to  the  envelopes  for  the  fifty-two  Sundays  of 
the  year,  already  supplied  to  all  the  members  of  the 
church,  others  were  sent  for  two  Sundays,  the  second 
in  March  and  in  November.  The  fifty-two  envelopes 
were  for  the  support  of  church  and  clergy ;  the  two  addi- 
tional envelopes  were  for  the  parish  missions — that  is, 
for  the  institutional  work. 

These  two  offerings  are  now  prepared  for  by  the  mail- 
ing of  the  following  letter  to  every  parishioner,  with  a 
card  for  the  subscription : 

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Please  read  carefully. 

ST.    GEORGE'S     RECTORY 
209  EAST  16TH  ST. 

March  i,  ig.  . . . 

Dear  Friends: 

I  want  you  carefully  to  consider  your  duty  towards  the 
various  missionary  objects  of  St.  George's  Church,  which 
you,  I  feel  sure,  will  agree  with  me  are  vitally  necessary  to 
the  very  life  of  the  Church.  Our  Parish  Missions  are  de- 
pendent on  two  semi-annual  offerings  taken  up  the  second 
Sunday  in  March  and  second  Sunday  in  November. 

You  give,  through  your  Envelope  Subscription  {it  may  be 
once  a  year,  or  once  a  month,,  or  once  a  week — it  matters 
not),  a  sum  of  money  to  pay  your  Clergy's  salaries,  and  to 
maintain  the  fabric  and  worship  of  the  Church.  This 
Envelope  offering,  as  we  call  it,  has  first  claim  on  you. 
But  there  are  other  claims.  Below  I  give  you  a  list  of  the 
most  important  of  them.  Have  you  thought  how  vitally 
important  they  are?  Examine  your  Year -Book  and  see 
for  yourself  that  the  money  spent  on  them  is  spent  econom- 
ically.    What  are  you  doing  to  support  them  f 

Some  to  whom  this  letter  goes  cannot  really  afford  to  give 
more  than  their  Envelope  gift.  This  I  know  full  well.  I 
am  not  writing  to  them,  but  to  the  large  number  who  do  not 
understand  our  financial  plan,  and  who,  moreover,  evi- 
dently do  not  realize  that  the  very  life  of  the  Church  depends 
upon  the  successful  prosecution  of  these  missionary  works 
among  the  people  of  the  neighborhood. 

I  do  not  now  write  to  families,  but  to  each  of  you,  indi- 
viduals in  families.  I  would  wish  each  one  of  you  to  con- 
sider his  or  her  responsibility  and  liability.  Giving,  surely, 
is  an  important  element  in  holy  life. 

Your  friend  and  Rector, 

W.  S.  Rainsford. 
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These  are  the  objects  I  want  you  to  support  : 

Girls'  Friendly  Society $/,/oo 

Sewing-school joo 

Women's  Industrial  Society goo 

Sunday-school 1,500 

Memorial  Building  (running  expenses)  .     .     .  g,ooo 

Battalion §^5 

Brotherhood 25 

Gymnasium 600 

Total  cost  for  one  year $14,000 

On  November  first  a  similar  letter  is  mailed  to  the 
parishioners,  but  in  condensed  form,  reminding  them  of 
the  fact  that  the  second  half-yearly  collection  for  Parish 
Missions  will  be  taken  up  on  the  second  Sunday  in 
November. 

To  those  who  have  already  made  a  pledge,  this  card  of 
reminder  is  sent,  calling  attention  to  the  amount  and 
to  the  approach  of  the  Sunday : 


207    EAST    I  6th    street 

MEMORANDUM 

As  per  pledge  of yotir  contribution 

for   Parish    Mission    Collection    Second   Stwday 

.     (  March        )    .    ^ 

w  -^  \  ts  $ 

(  November  ) 

Secretary. 
Please,  make  check  payable  to  St.  George's  Church. 


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To  all,  both  old  subscribers  and  new,  these  envelopes 
are  sent: 


PARISH  MISSIONS 
Collections  2d  Sundays  in  March  and  November 

Name 

Address 

Amount  of  offering 

I.  Sunday-school.  2.  Girls' Friendly  Society.  3. 
Gymnasium.  4.  Battalion.  5.  Women's  Industrial 
Society.  6.  Sewing- school.  7.  Memorial  Building. 
Total  cost,  $14,000. 


PLEDGE  CARD 


OFFERINGS  FOR  PARISH  MISSIONS 

Collections  to  be  taken  up  Second  Sunday  in  March 
and  Second  Sunday  in  November. 

Name  {Mr.,  Mrs.,  or  Miss) 

Address 

Amount  due  2d  Sunday  in  March 

Nov 

When  filled  in,  mail  to  the  Rector,  209  E.  i6th  St. 


The  accounts  of  these  subscriptions  are  kept  in  the 
Alphabetical  Book,  a  page  of  which  is  here  shown: 

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The  Christmas  letter  informs  the  congregation  as  to 
the  object  of  the  offering  on  that  day.  Commonly  it  is 
for  the  endowment  fund,  but  sometimes,  as  appears 
below,  for  special  purposes. 

ST.   GEORGe'S    RECTORY 

209  east  16th  st. 

Dear  Friend: 

Will  you  not  come  to  one  or  other  of  our  services  Xmas 
Day,  '/  or  II?  I  ask  your  offering,  for  the  changes  that 
have  been  made  in  the  church — our  new  doors — are  beau- 
tiful. They  were  necessary.  They  are  costly.  All  must 
give  what  they  can,  if  the  expense  incurred  is  to  be  met. 
We  need  $24,000  {twenty-four  thousand  dollars). 
God  bless  you  and  ' '  lead  you  on  forever. ' ' 

Your  grateful  friend  and  Rector, 

W.  S.  Rainsford. 

Advent,  IP04. 

At  the  same  time,  this  card  is  sent  to  certain  persons  on  a 
special  list,  asking  for  contributions  for  Christmas  expenses : 


209    EAST    I 6th    ST. 

Wc  want  to  try,  as  usual,  to  give  a  Merty  Xmas 
to  the  2000  children  that  attend  our  School.  We 
no  longer  give  prizes,  but  at  the  same  time  we  think 
a  little  candy  and  fruit  and  a  Xmas-tree  cannot  do 
the  children  any  harm.  We  give  dinners  to  some 
of  our  very  poor,  and  decorate  the  church  ourselves. 
The  total  cost  of  these  three  comes  to  about  $1000. 
Please  help  me  to  give  these. 

W.  S.  Rainsford. 

December  i8,  xqoi. 


THE   FINANCES  OF  A   FREE   CHURCH 

Two  funds — for  the  Fresh-air  Work  and  for  the  Rec- 
tor's Private  Charities — are  maintained  by  the  Easter 
offering.  A  letter  such  as  the  following  is  sent  to  every 
individual  in  the  parish,  other  than  young  children.  It 
is  accompanied  by  two  envelopes. 

St.   GEORGE'S  RECTORY 

209  east  16th  st. 

My  dear  Friend: 

I  must  write  to  you  what  I  would  far  sooner  say  by  word 
of  mouth.  Come,  please  come,  to  the  Lord's  Table,  Easter-Day. 

Come  seeking  pardon  for  the  past — seeking  help  for  the 
days  to  come — whether  they  be  few  or  many. 

Try  and  be  more  forgiving  to  your  enemies. 

Try  and  be  true  to  your  friends. 

Try  and  believe  in  all  men,  so  that  you  can  serve  them. 

Bring  an  offering  to  God,  which  costs  you  something. 

I  want  to  use  your  alms — to  send  the  tired  and  sickly  to 
the  sea — and  for  my  poor  fund. 

''Oh,  while  we  have  time,  let  us  do  good  unto  all  men.'" 

Your  friend  and  Rector, 

Lent,  igo4. 

Holy  Communion,  7  a.m.  atid  10. jo  a.m. 
Easter-Day. 


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EASTER  OFFERING 

Address. 

A  mount . 

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Pi 
O 
H 
O 

W 


(White  Envelope) 
EASTER  OFFERING 
Name 

Address 

Aviount 


At  the  same  time,  this  card  is  sent  to  a  Hst  of  selected 
names  asking  for  contributions  for  Easter  plants : 


0t.  (i^nrg^  H  Ufrtnrg 

209    EAST    I 6th    ST. 

We  are  in  need  of  2^00  growing  plants  to  give 
our  children  at  the  Easter-Sunday  Festival.  Will 
you  kindly  contribute  in  money  for  that  purpose? 
I  shall  need  about  %300. 

If  you  wish  to  give  money  towards  decorating 
the  Church  on  Easter-Day,  please  send  it  as  soon 
as  possible. 

W.  S.  Rainsford. 

April  5,  1897. 


In  addition  to  the  requests  for  money  which  are  sent 
to  the  names  on  the  Christmas  List  and  on  the  Easter 
List,  similar  letters  are  sent  to  those  whose  names  are  on 
the  Thanksgiving  List.  These  careful  memoranda  pro- 
tect the  congregation  against  the  overburdening  of  some 
givers  and  the  overlooking  of  others. 

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St.    GEORGE'S     RECTORY 

209  east  16th  st. 

Dear  Friend: 

We  want  to  give,  as  usual,  dinners  to  some  of  our  very 
poor  on  Thanksgiving  Day.  For  this  I  need  about  $joo. 
Please  help  me  to  give  these. 

Sincerely  yours, 

W.  S.  Rainsford. 

November  20,  19 — . 

The  Deaconess  House  is  maintained  not  by  offerings 
in  the  church,  but  by  private  subscriptions.  New  sub- 
scribers are  asked  to  fill  out  the  following  card : 


SUBSCRIPTION  CARD 

208  AND  210  EAST  i6tH  STREET 

My   subscription    towards    the    support    of   the 
Deaconess  House  of  St.  George's  Church  per  year 

is Dollars, 

and  I  will  contribute  the  same  amount  annually, 
unless  I  notify  you  to  the  contrary. 

Name 

Address 

State  here  when  subscription  is  payable 

When  filled  out,  return  to 

Rev.  W.  S.  Rainsford,  Rector, 

209  East  i6th  Street,  N.  Y. 


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This  subscription  the  Rector  turns  over  to  the  treas- 
urer, who  enters  it  on  the  Alphabetical  List  and  on  an 
Annual  List.  The  Alphabetical  List  shows  the  name 
and  address.  The  Annual  List  shows  for  each  month  the 
name,  address,  and  subscription  of  the  persons  whose 
subscriptions  are  due  in  that  month,  with  ruled  spaces 
for  the  years  in  which  such  subscriptions  have  been 
paid. 

At  the  beginning  of  each  month,  the  treasurer  turns 
to  the  proper  page,  and  sends  the  following  notice  to 
all  persons  whose  names  appear  : 


207    EAST    16TH     STREET 
NEW    YORK 

Yotir  anmial  subscription  for 

o/  $ to  St.  George's  Deaconess 

House  is  now  due. 

If  this  is  correct,  ivill  you  kindly  send  your 
check  to  me? 

Treasurer. 
To 

M 


The  treasurer  pays  such  bills  as  for  electric  light,  coal 
and  gas  and  repairs,  and  every  quarter  provides  the  dea- 
coness who  acts  as  housekeeper  with  an  amount  sufficient 
to  pay  for  wages,  provisions,  telephone,  and  other  current 
expenses.  A  leaf  of  the  Deaconess  House  fund  is  here 
shown  ; 

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DEACONESS  HOUSE  FUND— YEAR   1905-1906 

RECEIPTS 


DATE 

lOOS 

Subscrip- 
tions 

Donations 

Interest 

Missionary 
Society 

Balance 

TOTAL 

Forward 

$3414.00 

$1270.00 

$164.20 

$736.00 

$843.03 

$5427 

23 

EXPENSES 


DATE 
190S 

Dea- 
con- 
esses 

Serv. 

Ho-se 

Elect. 
Cur- 
rent 

Gas 
and 
Coal 

Rep. 

Taxes 

Ins. 

Hosp. 

Sund. 

TOTAL 

Forward 

$400 

$280 

$600 

$150 

$200 

$210 

$31 

$100 

$41.89 

$2012 

89 

III. THE    MAINTENANCE    OF    MISSIONS,    FOREIGN    AND 

DOMESTIC 

St.  George's  parish  is  organized  as  a  whole  into  a 
Missionary  Society,  of  which  each  member  of  the  church 
is  considered  a  member  by  that  fact.     Various  mission- 

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ary  organizations  in  the  parish  are  branches  of  the 
general  society.  Of  this  general  society,  the  Rector  is 
the  president ;  there  are  three  vice  -  presidents,  a  treas- 
urer, and  an  assistant  treasurer,  a  recording  secretary, 
and  a  corresponding  secretary.  The  executive  commit- 
tee is  composed  of  these  officers  and  of  two  members 
each  representing  the  following  branches:  the  Clergy 
Branch,  the  Vestry  Branch,  the  Deaconess  Branch, 
the  Women's  Branch,  the  Girls'  Friendly  Branch,  the 
King's  Daughters'  Branch,  and  the  Sunday  -  school 
Branch. 

Concerning  the  work  of  the  St.  George's  Missionary 
Society,  the  Rector  made  the  following  statement  in  a 
letter  to  the  parish : 

The  missionary  work  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church 
in  its  corporate  capacity,  both  in  the  United  States  and 
abroad,  is  carried  on  under  the  direction  of  a  Board  of  Mis- 
sions appointed  by  the  General  Convention,  a  body  which  is 
representative  of  all  the  dioceses,  and,  through  the  dioceses, 
of  all  the  parishes  in  the  country,  including  our  own.  Besides 
the  work  for  which  the  Board  of  Missions  makes  itself  finan- 
cially responsible,  many  expenses  in  excess  of  the  appropria- 
tions made  by  the  Board  of  Missions,  incidental  to  that  work, 
are  met,  either  in  whole  or  in  part,  by  offerings  made  direct 
to  the  missionaries  in  charge.  There  are  thus  two  kinds  of 
missionary  work  that  appeal  to  us  for  support:  (i)  that  for 
which  the  Church  in  its  corporate  capacity  is  directly  re- 
sponsible; and  (2)  that  which  is  authorized  through  the 
action  of  missionaries  enjoying  the  confidence  of  the  Board 
of  Missions,  but  for  which  this  Board  assumes  no  responsi- 
bility. As  to  missions  of  the  first  kind,  the  effort  is  made  to 
meet  the  Board's  financial  responsibility  by  what  is  known 
as  the  Apportionment  Plan.  Missionary  work  of  the  second 
kind  is  supported  by  gifts  made  for  the  purpose,  which  are 
known  as  "Specials."  This  parish  is  asked  to  give  its  share 
under  the  Apportionment  Plan;  and  it  is  also  under  pledge 
to  give  certain  Specials,  for  missionary  work  not  carried  on 

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under  the  financial  responsibility  of  the  Board  of  Missions. 
The  Board  of  Missions  estimates  as  carefully  as  it  can  the 
amount  necessary  to  be  spent  each  year  for  missionary  work. 
This  amount  it  also  authorizes  to  be  spent;  for  missionaries 
cannot  be  sent  into  the  field  and  be  supported  there  without 
a  binding  agreement  to  pay  their  stipends. 

According  to  this  understanding,  all  persons  and  so- 
cieties in  the  parish  who  contribute  in  any  way,  by  offer- 
ings for  the  general  work  or  by  gifts  for  special  work  in 
the  mission  field,  are  asked  to  make  their  contributions 
through  the  executive  committee.  It  is  further  desired 
that  every  such  gift  should  be  made  subject,  first  of  all, 
to  the  right  of  the  executive  committee  to  make  good 
out  of  any  funds  placed  in  its  hands  the  sum  needed 
from  the  parish  for  the  general  missionary  work  of  the 
Church  under  the  charge  of  the  Board  of  Missions;  and 
also  the  sum  needed  for  specials,  for  diocesan  and  local 
missionary  objects,  for  the  support  of  which  the  parish 
is  in  the  habit  of  contributing. 

Donors  may,  if  they  prefer,  specify  the  field,  such  as 
Foreign,  Domestic,  Indian,  or  Colored,  for  which  they 
wish  to  give.  The  use  to  be  made  of  any  undesig- 
nated sum  in  excess  of  the  minimum  necessary  for 
the  general  Foreign  and  Domestic  missionary  work  of 
our  Church  will  be  determined  by  this  committee, 
which  represents  all  the  missionary  agencies  of  the 
parish. 

All  gifts  confined  to  special  objects  only  are  of  course 
forwarded  by  the  society  as  designated. 

The  offerings  for  missions  is  taken  on  the  second 
Sunday  in  January.  It  is  prepared  for  by  a  letter  which 
is  sent  to  every  parishioner,  calling  attention  to  the 
object  of  the  offering,  the  date,  and  the  amount  needed, 
and  adding  the  following  explanation: 

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ADMINISTRATION   OF   AN   INSTITUTIONAL  CHURCH 

EXPLANATION 

The  enclosed  envelope  is  to  be  placed  on  the  plate  the 
second  Sunday  in  January,  at  either  the  morning  or  evening 
service.  If  not  placed  there  then,  it  may  be  put  on  the  plate 
on  any  other  Sunday,  or  sent  to  the  treasurer.  Undesignated 
Envelopes  will  go  to  the  Apportionment  as  far  as  necessary. 

If  you  wish  to  give  to  the  Parish  Apportionment,  which  has 
a  first  claim  on  the  missionary  giving  of  the  parish,  place 
amount  of  gift  on  line  No.  i  on  the  envelope. 

If  you  wish  to  give  for  such  Missionary  Work  as  the  St. 
George's  Missionary  Society  may  decide,  place  the  amount 
on  line  No.  2.  The  society  urges  generous  gifts  under  this 
head,  but  holds  itself  free  to  make  good  out  of  such  gifts  any 
deficiency  in  the  offering  for  the  Parish  Apportionment. 

If  you  wish  to  give  to  the  Women's  AuxiUary  Fund  of  the 
United  States,  place  the  amount  on  line  No.  3. 

If  you  wish  to  give  for  any  special  object,  such  as  PhiUppine 
nurse,  state  the  object  or  objects  on  lines  No.  4,  and  place 
the  amount  for  each  on  these  lines. 

Checks  should  be  made  payable  to  St.  George's  Church, 
New  York. 


COLLECTION    TO    BE    TAKEN    UP    SECOND    SUNDAY 
IN    JANUARY,    1906 

1 .  For  the  Parish  Apportionment  $ 

2.  Missionary  Work 

(See  letter  for  explanation)     $ 

3.  Women's  Auxiliary 

(See  letter  for  explanation)     $ 

4.  Special  Objects 

(See  letter  for  explanation) 


Name 

Address 

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The  following  list  shows  the  various  objects  for  which 
collections  are  made  at  St.  George's  in  the  course  of  the 
year.  Of  these,  the  offerings  for  the  Endowment  Fund, 
for  Parish  Missions,  for  Foreign  and  Domestic  Missions, 
and  for  the  Sea-side  Work  and  Rector's  Fund  at  Easter, 
are  preceded  by  preparatory  letters  and  special  envelopes. 
The  others  are  announced  from  the  chancel  only.  Of 
course,  alongside  of  all  these  go  the  regular  envelopes 
Sunday  by  Sunday  for  the  support  of  the  church : 


Endowment  Fund Christmas  Day 

First  Sunday  of  each  month 
Ash- Wednesday 
Ascension  Day 
Watch-night  Service 
Second  Sunday  in  March 
"  "         "   November 

Midnight  Missions,  First  Sunday  in  January  (Evening) 
Missions  —  Foreign,  Do- 
mestic, Indian,  etc.    .  Second  Sunday  in  January 

"  June 


For  the  Parish  Poor . 


Parish  Missions 


N.  Y.  City  Missions 

N.  Y.  Bible  Society 

Seamen's  Mission 

Diocesan  Missions 

Hospital  Fund     .     ,     .  Last 

Colored  People  of  the  South    . 

Sea-side  Work  and  Rector's  Fund 

Widows  and  Orphans  of  Clergy 


"  July 
"  September 
"  October 
"  December 
.    Good-Friday 
.   Easter-Sunday 
Thanksgiving  Day 


Sometimes  a  special  offering,  for  an  unusual  purpose, 
is  preceded  by  a  circular  letter  and  envelope : 

St.    GEORGE'S    RECTORY 
209  EAST  16TH  ST. 

May  7,  ipo2. 

The  Collection  next  Sunday  will  he  applied  to  two  objects: 
I.  After  the  many  years  of  constant  usage,  the  floors  of 
the  Kindergarten  rooms  and  the  floor  of  the  Main  Sunday- 
school  room  are  ivorn  out,  and  require  to  he  renewed  at  once. 
For  this  I  need  %iioo. 

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ADMINISTRATION   OF  AN   INSTITUTIONAL  CHURCH 

2.  The  furnishing  of  the  Deaconess  House  is  now  com- 
plete, but  I  have  not  received  an  adequate  amount  to  pay 
for  it.     I  still  need  $800. 

Will  you  help  me  to  pay  for  these?  If  you  are  not  going 
to  be  in  Church  next  Sunday,  will  you  kindly  use  the  enclosed 
envelope,  returning  same  to  me  at  an  early  date? 

W.  S.  Rainsford. 


^t.  d^nrgp  a  QII|urrlj, 

N. 

I. 

SPECIAL 

COLLECTION, 

SUNDAY, 

MAY 

II, 

1902. 

Objects:  Necessary  Repairs  Memorial 
and  Amount   Owing   on  Furnishing 
coness  House.                 , 

Building 
of  Dea- 

Name 

Address 

Amount  . 

Occasionally  a  collection  will  be  taken  for  a  special  object, 
after  some  week-day  description  of  its  purposes  and  needs. 


DR.  WILFRED  T.  GRENFELL  will  give  an 
illustrated  lecture  on  Work  Among  the 
Deep-Sea  Fishermen  off  the  Coast  of  Labrador 
and  Newfoundland,  at  St.  George's  Church, 
Stuyvesant  Square  and  Sixteenth  Street,  on 
Saturday  evening,  the  eleventh  of  February,  at 
half-past  eight  o'clock.  The  lecture  will  be 
given  under  the  auspices  of  the  St.  George's 
Men's  Club.  The  public  is  cordially  invited. 
A  collection  will  be  taken  at  the  close  of  the  lect- 
ure for  the  support  of  Dr.  Grenfell's  work. 

The  lecture  will  be  preceded  at  eight  o'clock 
by  an  organ  concert  by  Mr.  Homer  Norris. 


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THE   FINAxNCES  OF   A  FREE   CHURCH 
IV. — THE    ENDOWMENT   FUND 

In  order  to  maintain  such  a  parish  as  St.  George's, 
situated  as  it  is  in  the  midst  of  poor  people  and  being 
made  up  in  great  part  of  such  folk,  there  is  needed  not 
only  the  money  which  comes  from  the  people  themselves, 
in  spite  of  all  their  generous  giving,  but  also  the  con- 
siderable sums  which  come  from  the  rich.  In  this  re- 
spect St.  George's  has  been  abundantly  blessed.  The 
Memorial  House,  the  Deaconess  House,  and  the  Trade- 
school  have  all  been  given  to  the  parish.  And  much  of 
the  means  of  the  church  has  come  in  large  gifts;  such 
gifts,  however,  are  the  most  uncertain  of  all  honest  kinds 
of  support.  For  the  permanence  of  such  a  work  in  such 
a  neighborhood,  an  endowment  fund  is  necessary. 

Accordingly,  the  Rector  has  brought  the  matter  fre- 
quently to  the  attention  of  the  parishioners.  ' '  The  larg- 
est, strongest,  and  most  beautiful  churches  of  our  cities 
should  be  situated,"  said  Dr.  Rainsford,  "where  they 
can  be  most  accessible  to  the  poor  and  middle  classes. 
Where  the  conditions  of  life  are  dullest  and  hardest, 
there  we  need  the  best  preaching,  best  music,  and  best 
embodiment  in  every  way  of  Christian  worship."  And 
to  this  good  end  a  moderate  endowment  is  a  great  help. 

Therefore,  the  offering  on  one  day  of  the  year,  common- 
ly on  Christmas  Day,  is  devoted  to  this  purpose.  As  such 
a  fund  grows,  even  from  small  beginnings,  it  is  increased 
by  bequests. 

FORMS  OF   BEQUEST 

CHURCH 

I  hereby  give  and  bequeath  to  the  corporation  knmvn  as  The 
Rector,  Church  Wardens,  and  Vestrymen  of  St.  George's  Church, 
in  the  City  of  New  York,  for  the  purposes  of  the  Endowment 

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Fwid,  the  sum  of 

dollars; 

and  in  case  my  personal  property  should  be  insufficient  for  the 
payment  of  this  legacy,  I  charge  the  payment  of  the  same  upon 
my  real  property. 

DEACONESS    HOUSE 

I  hereby  give  and  bequeath  to  the  corporation  known  as  The 
Rector,  Church  Wardens,  and  Vestrymen  of  St.  George's  Church, 
in  the  City  of  New  York,  for  the  purposes  of  the  Endowment 

Fund  of  its  Deaconess  House,  the  sum  of 

dollars; 

and  in  case  my  personal  property  should  be  insufficient  for 
the  payment  of  this  legacy,  I  charge  the  payment  of  the  same 
upon  my  real  property. 

V. — THE     BANKING    SYSTEM 

Each  organization  has  its  own  treasurer.  Formerly, 
each  of  these  officers  deposited  the  funds  of  his  society 
in  any  convenient  bank,  drawing  on  the  account  by 
individual  check.  This  system,  however,  as  the  work 
increased,  proved  unsatisfactory.  A  meeting  was  there- 
fore called  by  the  Rector  to  represent  the  various  societies 
in  a  discussion  of  the  difficulty,  and  the  treasurer  of  the 
corporation  presented  a  plan  which  was  adopted  and 
has  worked  successfully.  According  to  this  plan,  the 
church  is  the  bank  for  all  the  different  funds  of  the 
parish,  and  the  corporation  treasurer  is  the  banker.  Each 
depositor  has  his  own  pass-book  and  check-book,  and 
deposits  and  draws  money  according  to  the  usual  bank 
customs. 

Here,  for  example,  are  shown  the  deposit  slip  and 
pass-book  in  connection  with  the  deposit  of  $1000  by 
the  treasurer  of  the  Sea-side  Fund: 

300 


/ o  oo 


^3 


-7^ 


^  OH'/,    4fi 


"fO-r-Ufn^r-^ 


gyp.    313 


_^«r,jifl,9oj:i 


Order  of- 


fT^n.     314 


^^     ^^'^^ 


JT^n.      315     


^-tK.J<Ley\ 


^07^. 


sTO 


3  00, 


vTb 


/Z 


2*^2^ 


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DEPOSITED    BY 

SEA-SIDE  FUND 

WITH 

A^eiv  York,  July  i^ih,  IQO^. 


Bills,  . 
Specie, 
Checks, 


#t  (gporgp  B  QIf|«rrh.  N.  %,    in  account  with 

r  r  «  SEA-SIDE    FUND 


Mch.     I 
May      s 
June      3 
July     15 

Balance 

Dep.  W.  F 

W.  F 

W.  F 

Balance 

87.83 
500   . . 
1000   . . 
1000   . . 

July  31 

30  Vouchers  returned 

as  per  list 

Balance 

2076.50 
511-33 

2587-83 
511-33 

2587.83 

Aug.      I 

The  treasurer  of  the  Sea-side  Fund  also  enters  the  de- 
posit in  his  check-book,  and  presently  draws  check  No. 
313  to  the  order  of  the  Long  Island  Railroad,  in  payment 
for  transportation.     The  railroad  deposits  the  check  in 

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ADMINISTRATION   OF   AN   INSTITUTIONAL  CHURCH 

the  usual  way  with  its  bank.  The  bank  presents  it  to 
the  treasurer  of  the  church,  who  by  accepting  it  makes 
it  payable  at  the  bank  in  which  the  funds  of  the  church 
are  kept.     (See  insert  facing  page  302.) 

This  is  the  way  check  No.  313  looks  when  it  comes 
back  to  the  treasurer  of  the  Sea-side  Fund,  after  his  pass- 
book has  been  balanced.     (See  insert  facing  page  302.) 

The  treasurer  of  the  church,  as  banker  for  the  organ- 
izations, keeps  two  books  for  this  purpose.  The  first  is 
called  "Deposits."  Here  he  enters  from  the  depositing 
slips  the  amounts  under  the  proper  column.  (See  insert 
facing  page  304.) 

The  other  book  is  called  "Checks  Accepted."  Here 
the  checks  are  entered,  as  to  number  and  date,  by  whom 
drawn  and  to  whom  made  payable,  and  amount  of  check 
entered  under  the  column  to  which  it  is  charged.  Thus 
the  check  so  described  would  be  entered  in  the  Sea-side 
column.  The  totals  of  the  various  columns  are  posted 
at  the  end  of  each  month,  to  the  various  accounts  in  the 
ledger,  and  the  balance  to  the  credit  of  each  account  is 
brought  forward  to  the  next  month  in  red  figures  at  the 
head  of  the  column.  Thus  the  condition  of  the  account 
can  be  seen  at  a  glance.     (See  insert  facing-page  306.) 

VI. — THE  CORPORATION  TREASURER 

The  corporation  treasurer  keeps  a  set  of  books  in  the 
usual  business  form,  showing  all  cash  transactions  and 
the  condition  of  the  Endowment  Fund.  These  books  are 
kept  in  the  office  of  the  treasurer,  open  to  inspection. 
They  are  also  on  hand  at  every  meeting  of  the  vestry. 

The  collections  of  each  Sunday  are  counted  after  the 
evening  service  by  the  treasurer  and  the  sexton,  and 
memoranda  are  made  according  to  the  following  foim: 

302 


No.    313 


^  Sl:^'GfiORd#^CHURCH. 


6  Bible  HooM,  Fourth  AvVvetween  8th  and  9th  Sts. 


Pay  to  the  ord^r  fl^ 


3ao. 


-¥ 


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No. 


For. 


COLLECTIONS.  SUNDAY 190 


Bank  Bills      .  $ 

Coin: 
Gold      .     .     .  $ 

Silver     .      $1.00 

.50 

.25 

.10 

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Checks  .     .     .  $ 

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Coin: 
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Checks    .     .  $. 


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COLLECTIONS 


Sunday, 

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For. 


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COLLECTIONS 


Sunday,  . 

A.M. 


{This  the  Treasurer  takes  away.) 


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The  money  is  then  put  by  the  treasurer  into  a  bag  which 
has  two  keys,  one  in  his  own  possession,  the  other  in 
possession  of  the  bank.  The  bag  is  locked  up  over  night 
in  the  safe  in  the  Memorial  House.  On  Monday  morning 
the  assistant  sexton  takes  it  to  the  bank. 

At  the  annual  meeting  of  the  vestry,  a  Property  Com- 
mittee is  elected.  This  committee  has  charge  of  all  the 
property  belonging  to  the  corporation.  No  repairs,  im- 
provements, or  alterations  may  be  made  without  its 
approval.  No  employees  are  allowed  to  contract  debts 
of  any  kind,  or  to  purchase  anything  in  the  name  of  the 
church  without  first  getting  a  requisition  signed  by  a 
member  of  the  committee. 

The  requisition-blank  orl  page  305  is  used  by  the 
secretary.     He  has  charge  of  that  department. 

The  sexton  of  the  church,  who  is  also  the  superinten- 
dent of  the  Parish  House,  uses  a  similar  blank,  which 
only  differs  in  this  respect,  that  he  makes  requisition  for 
extra  labor,  small  repairs,  refurnishings,  etc.  Matters 
which  appertain  to  the  running  of  a  building. 

Annually,  before  the  close  of  the  fiscal  year,  the  treas- 
urer presents  to  the  vestry  a  budget  for  the  coming  year, 
which  has  been  prepared  by  the  Property  Committee  for 
discussion  and  adoption.  This  shows  the  estimated  in- 
come and  expenses,  based  upon  the  receipts  and  expendi- 
tures of  the  previous  year.     (See  page  306.) 

At  each  meeting  of  the  vestry  the  treasurer  presents 
a  statement  of  receipts  and  disbursements  to  date,  show- 
ing the  sources  from  which  the  various  receipts  have 
come  and  the  payments  made  in  accordance  with  the 
various  appropriations  adopted  in  the  budget. 

Annually,  for  the  Year-Book,  the  treasurer  prepares  a 
general  statement.  It  shows  in  detail  the  payments  and 
receipts  of  a  great  parish.     (See  insert  facing  page  308.) 

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XI 

GENERAL   PRINCIPLES 

The  St.  George's  plan,  formed  to  meet  the  conditions 
of  a  crowded  neighborhood  in  a  great  city,  cannot  profit- 
ably be  taken  without  a  good  deal  of  modification  into 
a  country  town.  We  hope,  indeed,  that  many  of  the 
details  which  we  have  here  described  may  be  found 
suggestive.  We  have  described  them  in  that  expecta- 
tion. St.  George's  parish  has  no  copyright  on  them. 
They  are  here  put  at  the  disposal  of  all  good  Christians. 
The  best  part  of  our  work,  however,  will  be  found  in  the 
principles  which  underlie  all  of  these  details,  and  which 
have  been  the  vital  elements  in  them  from  first  to  last. 
With  the  mastery  of  these  principles,  the  spiritual  suc- 
cess of  the  institutional  church  is  secured,  no  matter  on 
what  street  it  stands.  To  begin  with  the  imitation  of 
details  is  like  trying  to  make  trees  out  of  boards:  it 
works  the  other  way  about — first  are  trees,  then  boards 
for  roofs  and  tables.  A  student  who  was  asked  to  define 
the  difference  between  Hume's  theory  of  causation  and 
the  modem  theory,  replied  that  according  to  the  modern 
theory  the  cause  precedes  the  effect,  but  according  to 
Hume's  theory  the  effect  precedes  the  cause.  It  is  to 
be  hoped  that  he  was  not  preparing  for  the  ministry. 
That  is  the  hypothesis  which  has  brought  the  institu- 
tional church  into  disrepute.  First  the  spirit  and  then 
the  life,  first  faith  and  then  works,  first  the  principles 

3°7 


ADMINISTRATION   OF  AN   INSTITUTIONAL  CHURCH 

and  then  the  details — this  is  the  procedure  whereby  the 
institutional  church  and  the  inspirational  church  come 
to  be  the  same — as  they  are  in  St.  George's  parish. 

One  of  the  general  principles  which  these  details  reveal 
is  that  the  substantial  basis  of  permanent  parochial  life 
is  to  be  laid  in  the  Sunday-school.  Dr.  Rainsford  per- 
ceived the  strategic  importance  of  the  right  instruction 
of  the  youth  in  the  truths  of  the  Christian  religion,  in 
the  habits  of  a  religious  life,  and  in  the  devout  ways 
of  the  Church.  He  had  the  foresight  which  looks  long 
ahead  and  plans  for  future  results;  he  had  also  the  pa- 
tience which  makes  cheerful  waiting  possible.  Thus,  out 
of  the  most  discouraging  conditions  he  brought  a  sound 
success,  and  this  he  did  in 'that  gradual  fashion  of  which 
a  pattern  is  set  us  in  the  slow  procedure  of  nature.  The 
ardent  reformer  w^ho  cried,  "The  trouble  is  that  God 
isn't  in  a  hurry,  and  I  am,"  ought  to  have  followed  the 
confession  with  repentance  and  amendment.  No  great 
work  is  done  in  a  hurry.  Even  in  a  small  parish  the 
best  results  grow  into  fruition  slowly  and  quietly,  like 
the  leisurely  processes  of  the  plants.  And  the  seed- 
plot  is  the  Sunday-school.  All  the  care  which  is  put 
into  the  selection  of  lessons,  the  instruction  of  teachers, 
the  ordering  of  departments,  all  the  personal  attention 
which  brings  the  minister  into  friendly  acquaintance 
w'ith  the  boys  and  girls  who  are  presently  to  be  the  men 
and  women  of  the  parish,  all  the  endeavor  and  energy 
which  goes  to  bring  these  young  people  into  relation 
with  the  parish,  and  in  a  great  variety  of  ways  to  keep 
them — all  this  is  akin  to  the  importance  of  the  sermon 
and  of  the  sacrament.  When  Dr.  Rainsford  came  to 
St.  George's  he  came  to  stay.  Therefore  he  first  asked 
himself,  "What  sort  of  parishioners  do  I  wish  to  have 
about  me  twenty  years  from  this  day?"     Then  he  asked, 

308 


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"What  shall  I  do  with  them  now,  in  their  tender  youth, 
in  order  that  they  grow  up  to  the  measure  of  that  stat- 
ure?" The  result  of  a  definite  asking  and  answering 
of  these  two  questions  is  a  parish  built  upon  enduring 
foundations.  The  men  and  women  who  compose  it  have 
not  been  brought  together  by  any  temporary  attraction. 
They  have  grown  up  in  it.  They  have  passed  from  the 
Sunday-school  into  the  Battalion  and  the  Men's  Club, 
into  the  Married  Women's  Society  and  the  Industrial 
Society,  and  into  the  communion  of  the  church,  well 
grounded  in  religion,  able  to  give  a  reason  for  their  faith, 
good  Church  folk,  regarding  the  Church  as  they  regard 
their  own  families,  as  a  normal  part  of  a  good  life. 

Another  principle  which  is  revealed  in  the  details  of 
these  parochial  arrangements  is  the  principle  of  co-op- 
eration. Everybody  has  a  place  in  the  parish.  There  is 
a  constant  endeavor  on  the  part  of  the  clergy  and  the 
deaconesses  to  bring  people  on  from  being  visitors  or 
guests  to  being  members  of  the  family.  Attendance  at 
the  services  is  accounted  as  only  an  initial  step.  At 
that  point  people  are  recipients  only,  "hearers  of  the 
Word,"  as  St.  James  says,  but  not  yet  "doers" — that  is, 
not  doers  in  union  with  the  'purposes  of  the  parish.  The 
desire  of  the  Rector  and  his  associates  is  to  give  these 
persons  a  home  feeling,  a  sense  of  possession,  a  convic- 
tion that  the  church  is  their  church,  and  that  they  have 
a  part  in  all  that  goes  forward  in  it.  To  this  end,  great 
emphasis  is  laid  on  the  moral  significance  of  money. 
It  is  interesting  to  see  how  the  fact  of  contribution  enters 
frankly  into  every  organization,  and  is  brought  to  the 
attention  of  every  individual.  The  parishioner  pays  for 
what  he  gets.  He  does  not  pay  the  cost  price  in  any 
case,  being  in  that  respect  in  the  position  of  the  student 
in  the  college:    the  cost  price  necessarily  exceeds  what 

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ADMINISTRATION   OF  AN    INSTITUTIONAL  CHURCH 

the  individual  contributes.  Indeed,  for  the  most  part, 
that  which  the  individual  receives  is  of  such  a  nature 
as  to  be  beyond  all  material  computation.  It  cannot  be 
paid  for  adequately.  But  the  parishioner  pays.  He 
does  the  best  he  can.  Thereby  he  is  taken  out  of  the 
ranks  of  passive  beneficiaries  and  made  a  member  of  a 
co-operative  fraternity.  The  state  of  mind  of  the  man 
who  is  contributing  to  the  support  of  an  institution  is 
wholly  different  from  the  state  of  mind  of  the  man  who 
is  being  supported  by  an  institution.  The  act  of  giving 
has  a  moral,  transforming,  regenerating  value.  There 
are  a  number  of  men  in  St.  George's  parish  who  could 
easily  pay  all  of  the  expenses.  Nothing  could  be  more 
unfortunate  than  such  a  misjudged  kindness.  There  are 
parishes  in  which  that  thing  has  been  done,  where  a  rich 
rector  pays  his  own  salary,  or  a  rich  vestry  make  up  the 
annual  deficit  on  Easter-Monday  out  of  their  own  pockets. 
But  these  are  weak  parishes,  to  which  the  parishioners 
are  attached  but  loosely.  According  to  the  St.  George's 
plan,  the  people  are  an  integral  part  of  the  parish.  It  is 
a  co-operative  institution,  like  a  factory  in  which  every 
employee  has  a  share  in  the  business.  And  this  is  effected 
by  the  fact  of  contribution. 

At  the  same  time,  according  to  the  ideals  at  St.  George's, 
this  democracy  is  combined  with  a  strong  autocracy. 
This  is  the  third  principle  which  appears  in  the  working 
of  this  parish.  The  people  have  their  great  part ;  every- 
body makes  his  contribution  and  has  his  vote ;  but  over 
all  are  the  corporation  and  the  staff;  and  the  head  and 
ruler  of  the  whole  is  the  Rector.  The  provision  in  the 
constitution  of  one  of  the  societies  that  the  Rector  may 
change  its  by-laws  at  his  discretion  is  highly  significant. 
It  indicates  a  centralization  of  authority  by  which  alone 
a  parish  can  be  made  strong.     Professor  Harnach,  in 

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GENERAL   PRINCIPLES 

his  account  of  the  Expansion  of  Christianity  in  the  First 
Three  Centuries,  attributes  the  spread  of  the  new  rehg- 
ion  in  great  part  to  the  combination  of  the  centripetal 
and  the  centrifugal  forces  in  the  Church.  That  is,  the 
Church  was  at  the  same  time  an  autocratic  and  a  demo- 
cratic body.  It  was  congregational  and  individualistic 
in  the  power  which  was  exercised  by  the  people  of  the 
parish.  It  was  presbyterian  in  the  supervision  of  that 
power  by  local  assemblies  of  the  clergy,  to  consult  to- 
gether, to  determine  the  best  waj^-s  of  action,  and  then 
to  act  together.  It  was  episcopal  in  the  oversight  of 
both  the  congregation  and  the  clergy  by  a  central  officer, 
charged  with  responsibility  for  the  general  good,  and 
given  large  powers  of  direction.  Thus  it  was  in  every 
part  instinct  with  life.  A  successful  parish  follows  that 
ancient  precedent.  Parochial  democracy  by  itself  means 
disorder,  and  parochial  aristocracy  by  itself  means  dis- 
cord and  dissent,  but  the  two  together  make  for  strength 
and  peace  and  progress.  The  Rector  of  St.  George's  is 
like  a  general  manager  of  a  mill :  all  the  workers  have 
each  his  own  work,  with  wide  discretion  in  the  doing  of 
it,  and  plenty  of  room  for  originality,  but  they  all  report 
to  him  and  carry  out  his  will. 

In  this  central  management  of  the  parish,  the  greatest 
care  is  taken  with  details.  This  is  a  fourth  principle  of 
the  wSt.  George's  plan.  The  minuteness  with  which  we 
have  been  able  to  describe  the  work  of  the  parish  rep- 
resents the  attention  to  the  least  things  which  marks 
the  ordering  of  it  all.  Nothing  is  left  to  chance.  There 
are  no  loose  ends.  For  example,  the  envelope  system  is 
carried  on  like  a  business;  the  accounts  are  kept  with 
business  punctuality  and  care ;  every  contributor  is  looked 
after  as  if  he  were  a  customer,  first  interested  and  brought 
in,  then  kept  informed,  then  held.  Nobody  who  once 
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makes  himself  known  as  connected  with  the  parish  is  after- 
wards let  go  until  every  effort  has  proved  vain.  The  child 
who  stays  away  from  Sunday-school  is  visited,  and  his 
name,  once  on  the  list,  is  not  taken  off  until  his  school- 
mates, his  teacher,  one  of  the  officers  of  the  school,  one 
of  the  deaconesses,  and  one  of  the  clergy,  in  succession, 
have  called  upon  him.  A  like  care  is  taken  in  all  the 
other  organizations.  So  it  is  with  the  contributors. 
Moreover,  in  regard  to  the  collections,  great  pains  are 
taken  to  inform  the  people  as  to  the  times  and  nature 
and  amount  of  the  offering  needed.  The  parish  makes 
continual  use  of  the  printer.  The  great  amounts  given 
by  the  congregation,  out  of  all  proportion  to  their  ap- 
parent means,  are  the  result  of  this  sedulous  care :  they 
are  the  consequence  of  preparation.  They  do  not  fall 
down  out  of  the  trees.  They  are  like  the  fruit  of  an 
orchard  which  has  been  planted,  pruned,  ploughed,  and 
then  picked.  The  same  is  true  of  all  the  parochial  ar- 
rangements. Whether  it  is  the  hymns  for  Septuagesima 
Sunday,  the  bills  of  fare  for  luncheon  at  the  Sea-side 
Cottage,  the  succession  of  stitches  in  the  curriculum  of 
the  Sewing-school,  the  order  of  service  at  the  admission 
of  a  King's  Daughter,  or  the  position  of  the  clergy  in 
the  chancel  on  the  occasion  of  a  Confirmation,  all  is 
thought  out,  and  arranged,  and  set  down  beforehand. 
And  all  this  is  recorded  for  the  maintenance  of  tradi- 
tions, and  for  help  in  doing  better  another  year. 

The  combination  of  autocracy  with  democracy  is 
essential  to  the  life  of  a  strong  parish.  Still  more  is  it 
necessary  to  combine  with  all  this  organization  the 
fervor  of  a  religious  spirit.  Of  all  Dr.  Rainsford's  contri- 
butions to  the  parish,  this  is  the  most  important  and  the 
most  characteristic.  He  made  an  institutional  church 
of  which  nobody  has  ever  complained  that  the  gymna- 

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sium  is  more  conspicuous  than  the  chancel.  He  kept 
the  perspective  true.  He  set  forward  the  social  mission 
of  the  church  without  minimizing  its  spiritual  mission. 
Both  the  social  and  the  spiritual  are  indeed  included 
in  the  ideal  of  religion  which  He  proclaimed  who  sent 
His  disciples  to  preach  the  Gospel  of  the  Kingdom  and 
to  heal  the  sick.  They  were  to  minister  to  the  whole 
man,  body  and  soul  alike.  The  teacher  in  the  Sewing- 
school  is  engaged  in  a  religious  occupation  quite  as 
valid  as  the  teacher  in  the  Sunday-school,  and  may 
thereby  accomplish  quite  as  much  in  the  name  and  for 
the  sake  of  God.  But  while  in  body  man  is  akin  to 
the  animals,  in  soul  he  is  akin  to  God.  The  soul  is  the 
man,  not  the  body.  Whatever  changes,  awakens,  over- 
joys the  soul  makes  a  different  man.  From  the  point 
of  view  of  the  best  progress  the  material  is  of  interest 
and  value  because  it  affects  the  spiritual.  It  is  also  true 
that  the  spiritual  dominates,  determines,  transforms  the 
material.  The  most  necessary  amendment  of  social  con- 
ditions, even  in  their  most  depressing  phases,  is  not  that 
which  produces  a  better  house,  but  that  which  produces 
a  better  man  to  live  in  the  house.  To  this  end  all  the 
material  betterment  is  subordinate;  in  part,  it  con- 
tributes to  spiritual  betterment,  and  in  part  it  depends 
upon  it.  Thus,  Dr.  Rainsford  said  that  the  best  thing 
which  can  be  done  for  the  reformation  of  a  bad  neigh- 
borhood is  to  plant  in  the  midst  of  it  not  a  model  tene- 
ment, not  a  school,  but  a  church.  With  a  good  church, 
all  other  good  things  would  logically  follow.  And  by 
a  good  church  he  meant  one  which  by  its  brotherly  in- 
terest in  the  whole  life  of  its  neighbors  gains  their  confi- 
dence and  affection,  and  then,  upon  the  basis  of  this 
gain,  gains  them.  Such  a  church  he  organized.  It  was 
never  a  parish  house  with  a  church  attached;   nor  was 

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it  a  church  with  a  parish  house  attached.  It  was  a 
church,  a  place  of  religion,  expressing  itself  in  all  these 
various  ways.  Thus,  one  notices  that  every  organiza- 
tion is  vitally  connected  with  the  church,  as  the  branch 
to  the  tree.  New  members  of  the  organizations  are 
received  by  the  initiation  of  a  service  of  prayer  in  the 
church.  The  ultimate  object  of  every  organization  is 
not  to  amuse,  nor  even  to  instruct,  but  to  bind  the 
members  closer  to  the  church.  At  the  heart  of  all  the 
parish  arteries  are  devout  men  and  women  who  are  both 
working  and  praying,  doing  all  that  they  do  as  Christian 
folk,  for  Christ's  sake.  Dr.  Rainsford  made  St.  George's 
what  it  is  to-day,  not  only  by  his  administrative  ability, 
but  by  his  religious  fervor,  by  his  zeal  for  God,  by  his 
concern  for  the  salvation  of  the  soul.  Without  that,  the 
institutional  church  may  be  a  foolish  and  complicated 
waste  of  time.  With  that,  the  institutional  church  even 
in  the  hardships  of  poverty,  with  crude  machinery  and 
incompetent  workmen,  will  be  a  power  for  good.  This  is 
the  significance  of  the  St.  George's  plan. 


On  Friday,  February  2,  1906,  the  vestry  of  St.  George's 
accepted  with  profound  reluctance  their  Rector's  resig- 
nation, putting  on  record  in  the  following  words  their 
"devout  gratitude  to  God,"  as  they  said,  "for  the  gift 
of  such  a  pastorate": 

"The  Rev.  William  S.  Rainsford  became  Rector  of  St. 
George's  parish  in  1883.  He  was  then  thirty-two  years  of 
age,  of  splendid  physique,  and  in  robust  health.  When  he 
assumed  his  charge  the  church  was  practically  without  a 
congregation;  with  limited  facilities  for  parish  work;  with 
small  endowment,  and  with  a  reputation  in  the  diocese  that  was 
little  more  than  a  tribute  to  a  memorable  past.    He  lays  down 

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his  charge  after  twenty-two  years  of  exhausting  labor,  impaired 
in  health  by  the  burden  of  a  care  of  seven  thousand  souls ;  with 
the  Endowment  Fund  increased  by  three  hundred  thousand 
dollars;  with  a  parish  building  complete  in  accommodation  and 
equipment,  and  which  is  a  model  of  successful  and  useful  oper- 
ation; with  a  Deaconess  House,  a  Trade-school,  and  a  Sea-side 
Cottage;  with  an  official  force  of  twenty  men  and  women; 
an  army  of  volunteer  workers  unsurpassed  in  numbers,  in- 
teUigence,  and  devotion;  and  with  a  reputation  acquired  for 
the  parish  as  extended  as  American  Christianity.  His  name 
is  written  large  in  the  annals  of  our  religious  and  civic  life, 
and  he  will  be  followed  in  his  retirement  by  the  affectionate 
solicitude  for  his  welfare  of  the  congregation  that  he  gath- 
ered, and  by  the  respect  of  the  many  who  profited  by  his 
teaching  and  by  his  personal  ministration." 

At  the  same  meeting  they  chose  as  his  successor  one 
of  his  own  spiritual  sons,  trained  by  his  own  hand,  and 
filled  with  his  spirit.  This  was  on  the  Feast  of  the 
Presentation  of  Christ  in  the  Temple,  commemorating 
the  consecration  of  the  house  of  religion  by  the  presence 
of  the  Lord  of  Life.  To  open  the  church  doors  wide  for 
His  blessed  entrance  had  been  the  purpose  of  all  of  Dr. 
Rainsford's  ministry,  Christ,  indeed,  dwelt  in  his  own 
heart.  This  was  the  open  secret  of  all  his  splendid  spirit- 
ual success. 


INDEX   ACCORDING  TO   SUBJECTS 

THE   ADMINISTRATION   OF   AN    INSTITUTIONAL 

CHURCH 

I.— GENERAL   MANAGEMENT 

I.  The  Corporation:  The  legal  title,  2;  annual  meeting  of  the 
parish,  2 ;  qualifications  of  electors,  2 ;  qualifications  of  wardens 
and  vestrymen,  2 ;  term  of  office  of  wardens,  2 ;  term  of  office  of 
vestrymen,  2 ;  officers  of  the  vestry,  2 ;  committees  of  the  vestry,  2 ; 
names  of  the  present  vestry  (1905),  3. 

II.  The  Staff:   How  composed,  3. 

Assistant  Ministers :  How  chosen,  3;  assignment  of  duties,  3; 
form  used  by  Rector  to  notify  some  members  of  the  congregation 
when  one  of  the  clergy  will  make  a  personal  call,  5 ;  importance  of 
the  office  of  "clergyman  on  duty,"  5. 

Deaconesses :  How  chosen,  6;  assignment  of  duties,  7. 

Staff  Meetings:  Importance  of  the  weekly,  8;  how  carried  on,  8; 
how  the  week's  work  done  is  reported  at  the,  9;  forms  used  to 
report  the  week's  work,  10;  secretary's  note-book,  showing  how  the 
interests  of  individual  parishioners  are  studied,  8,  9;  plan  showing 
distribution  of  work,  7,8. 

General  Conference  of  Workers :  When  held,  11;  how  carried  on,  11. 

II.— THE   PLANT 

I.  The  Church:  When  open,  13;  Rector's  box,  purpose  of,  13;  what 
printed  matter  is  kept  here,  13  ;  what  remedies  in  case  of  illness,  14; 
closet  for  ushers'  coats  and  hats,  14;  floor -plan  of  church,  facing 
22;  seating  capacity,  14. 

The  Vestry-room :  How  the  vestments  of  the  clergy  are  taken 
care  of,  14;  what  literature,  blanks,  and  records  are  kept  here,  14; 
duties  of  the  chancel  committee,  14;  prayer  used  before  the  begin- 
ning of  the  processional  hymn,  14,  15;   fees  for  marriages,  15. 

7  he  Choir-room :  How  the  vestments,  prayer-books,  hymn-books, 
and  music  are  kept,  15. 

II.  The  Memorial  House:  The  need  of  a  parish  house,  16;  order-of- 
work  board,  showing  the  days  and  hours  of  all  parochial  industries, 
17;  how  the  machinery  of  the  Parish  Memorial  House,  as  to  its 
parochial  industries,  is  controlled  through  a  system  operated  from 
the  office  of  the  secretary,  18-27 ;  assignment  of  rooms  to  the  various 
organizations,  how  made,  18;  first  floor  plan,  diagram  of  the,  facing 
22;  explanation  of  the  use  of  the  first  floor,  18;  second  floor  plan, 

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diagram  of  the,  facing  22;  explanation  of  the  use  of  the  second 
floor,  21;  mezzanine-story  plan,  diagram  of  the,  facing  22;  explana- 
tion of  the  use  of  the  mezzanine  floor,  22;  third  floor  plan,  diagram 
of  the,  facing  22;  explanation  of  the  use  of  the  third  floor,  23; 
fourth  floor  plan,  diagram  of  the,  facing  22;  explanation  of  the  use 
of  the  fourth  floor,  23;  fifth  floor  plan,  diagram  of  the,  facing  22; 
explanation  of  the  use  of  the  fifth  floor,  24;  basement  floor  plan, 
diagram  of  the,  facing  22;  explanation  of  the  use  of  the  basement, 
24;  plan  showing  how  each  organization's  claim  on  the  largest  room 
of  the  building  for  dances  and  special  gatherings  is  taken  care  of,  24, 
25;  calendar  to  meet  the  demand  for  rooms,  which  have  to  be  pre- 
pared as  the  need  arises,  and  how  operated,  26;  duty  of  the  superin- 
tendent of  the  building  in  charge  of  the  arrangement  of  rooms,  27. 

III.  The  Deaconess  House:  The  need  of  a  Deaconess  House  to 
supplement  the  work  in  the  Parish  House,  27;  the  need  of  trained 
women  workers,  27;  first  floor  plan,  diagram  of,  29;  explanation  of 
the  use  of  the  first  floor,  28;  second  floor  plan,  diagram  of,  30; 
explanation  of  the  use  of  the  second  floor,  28;  third  floor  plan,  dia- 
gram of,  31;  explanation  of  the  use  of  the  third  floor,  32;  fourth 
floor  plan,  diagram  of,  ^^•,  explanation  of  the  use  of  the  fourth  floor, 
32;  basement  floor  plan,  diagram  of,  34;  explanation  of  the  use  of 
the  basement  floor,  32. 

IV.  The  Trade-school:  First  floor  plan,  diagram  of,  35;  explanation 
of  the  use  of  the  first  floor,  36;  second  floor  plan,  diagram  of,  37; 
explanation  of  the  use  of  the  second  floor,  38;  third  floor  plan,  dia- 
gram of,  39;  explanation  of  the  use  of  the  third  floor,  40;  basement 
floor  plan,  diagram  of,  41;  explanation  of  the  use  of  the  basement 
floor,  42. 

V.  The  Sea-side  Cottage:  Place  and  purpose  of  the  cottage  by  the 
sea,  42;  first  floor  plan,  diagram  of,  43;  explanation  of  the  use  of 
the  first  floor,  44;  second  floor  plan,  diagram  of,  45;  explanation  of 
the  use  of  the  second  floor,  46;  basement  floor  plan  (under  the 
pavilion),  diagram  of,  47;  explanation  of  the  use  of  the  basement 
floor,  48. 

III.— THE   RECORDS 

I.  The  Parish  Register:  Blanks  for  entry  on  Parish  Register,  where 
kept,  49;  specimen  blank  form,  50,  51 ;  names  of  church  publishers, 
where  registers  in  conventional  form  may  be  bought,  49. 

Name  of  Parish  Register  used  in  St.  George's  Church,  49;  where 
bought,  49;  specimen  pages,  52,  53;  explanation  of  its  arrange- 
ment, 54;  how  changes  of  address  are  taken  care  of,  54;  form  of 
change-of-address  pad,  54. 

Baptism  Record:  Blank  used  for  entry  on,  55;  baptism  certifi- 
cate, 56. 

Confirmation  Record:  Blank  used  for  entry  on,  56. 

Marriage  Record :  57. 

Burial  Record:   Blank  used  for  entry  on,  57. 

II.  Record  of  Statistics:  How  statistics,  as  to  parish  membership, 
are  recorded,  58;  specimen  page,  showing  the  exact  condition  of 
the  parish  membership,  58. 

III.  The  Mailing-book:  Purpose  of  the  same,  58;  explanation  of 
the  use  of  the  same,  59;   specimen  page,  60. 

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IV.  Record  of  Services:  Where  kept,  59;  when  entry  is  made,  59; 
by  whom,  59;  specimen  page,  61. 

V.  Where  is  What?   System  used  to  make  it  easy  to  find  things,  62. 

VI.  The  Parish  Calendar:  Purpose  of  the  same,  63;  specimen  pages 
arranged  in  book  form,  64,  65;  specimen  form  arranged  as  card 
catalogue,  66. 

VII.  The  Year-Book:  When  pubHshed,  66;  form  of  letter  used  to 
collect  the  reports  from  the  officers  of  the  various  organizations,  67; 
arrangement  of  the  Year-Book,  68;  distribution  of  the  Year-Books, 
69;  form  of  letter  used  in  the  same,  70;  explaining  how  through  it 
new  names  are  added  to  the  Parish  Record,  70;  explaining  how 
through  it  new  workers  are  procured,  70;  explaining  how  through 
it  new  subscribers  are  procured,  71;   importance  of  this  letter,  72. 

IV.— SERVICES   AND    SERMONS 

I.  The  Congregation  :  How  recruited  through  visiting  and  corre- 
spondence, 73 ;  forms  of  letters  used  for  the  same,  73,  74;  seating  of 
the  congregation,  how  taken  care  of,  75;  instructions  to  ushers,  75. 

II.  The  Services:   Hours  of  service,  76;   church  decorations,  77. 

Christmas  Services:  78;  Rector's  letter  to  communicants  inviting 
them  to  the,  78. 

Watch-night  Service,  79. 

Lenten  Services,  79. 

Easter -Day  Services,  82;  Rector's  letter  to  communicants,  83; 
admission  by  ticket  at  the  10.30  o'clock  service,  83;  form  of  ticket, 
83;  to  whom  sent,  84;  how  the  parish  is  recruited  through  this 
ticket  system,  84;  how  new-comers  are  invited  to  join  the  church, 
84. 

III.  The  Choir:  How  composed,  85;  graduation  of  choirs,  86;  list 
of  hymns  with  ttmes  used  according  to  calendar  days,  86. 

IV.  The  Sermons:  How  the  preaching  is  divided  among  the  Rector 
and  assistant  clergy,  98;  lectures  in  church  on  vital  current  topics, 
98;  fonn  of  letter  used  to  one  of  the  lectures  for  working-men,  99; 
what  use  of  the  press  is  made  in  advertising,  100. 

v.— RELIGIOUS   INSTRUCTION   OF  THE   YOUTH 

I.  The  Sunday-school: 

Importance :  What  relation  the  school  holds  to  the  church,  loi. 

2.  Officers:  By  whom  appointed,  102;  heads  of  departments,  102; 
duties  of  department  .secretaries,  103;   rules  for  secretaries,  103. 

3.  TIte  Records:  How  the  school  is  divided,  103;  method  of  re- 
ceiving and  placing  a  scholar,  of  marking  his  proficiency,  and  keep- 
ing the  records,  103-120. 

Forms,  letters,  records;  rules  used:  Fonn  used  applying  for  ad- 
mission to  school,  104,  105;  form  showing  how  attendance  is  kept  in 
the  primary  department,  107;  rules  printed  in  the  class-books  of 
the  junior  department,  giving  also  suggestions  to  teachers,  107  ;  speci- 
men pages  of  class-book  in  junior  department,  110,  in;  form  of 
letter  used  for  information  to  parents,  112;  form  used  in  promot- 
ing scholars  from  junior  to  senior  department,  113;   certificate   of 

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graduation,  114;  specimen  form  from  card  catalogue  of  the  whole 
school,  alphabetically  arranged,  showing  how  entry  is  made,  115; 
specimen  form,  arranged  according  to  department,  grade,  and  class, 
114;  form  used  for  gathering  the  attendance,  116;  form  used  for 
transferring  from  grade  to  grade,  116;  form  used  by  graduates 
applying  to  join  postgraduate  courses,  117;  Rector's  letter  to 
graduates,  117;  how  the  standing  of  the  scholars  in  the  junior 
department  is  reported  to  the  parents,  118;  form  in  use  for  the 
same,  118;  forms  of  letters  used  by  the  superintendent  to  teachers 
to  procure  information  as  to  the  scholars  standing,  119;  form  used 
to  notify  parents  that  scholar  is  not  entitled  to  promotion,  120. 

4.  Accounts:  How  the  general  expenses  of  the  school  are  met, 
120;  how  the  collections  are  used,  120;  method  of  collecting  the 
money  in  the  various  departments,  120;  form  of  envelope  used  in 
the  junior  department,  121;  form  of  envelope  used  in  the  senior 
department,  121;  where  same  can  be  purchased,  121;  specimen 
pages  from  collection  book,  122,  123;  how  Lenten  offerings  are 
taken  care  of,  124. 

5.  Services:  How  arranged,  124;  service  in  use  by  primary  de- 
partment, 125;  service  in  us?  by  junior  department,  126;  service 
in  use  by  senior  department,  130;  what  stress  is  laid  on  choosing 
hymns,  133  ;  list  of  hymns  to  b^e  taught  in  the  primary  department, 
134;   list  of  hymns  to  be  taught  in  the  junior  department,  135. 

6.  Lessons:  How  arranged,  136;  where  lesson  books  may  be 
bought,  136;  curriculum  used,  136;  catechism,  when  taught,  137; 
communicants  classes,  when  held.  138;  special  subjects  of  instruc- 
tion during  summer,  138;  class  organization,  138;  graduation,  138; 
interest  of  scholars,  after  graduation,  how  held,  138. 

7.  Teachers:  How  chosen,  138;  responsibility,  139;  teachers' 
meetings  for  the  study  of  lessons,  139;  teachers'  conferences,  when 
held  and  how  often,  139;  the  council,  how  composed,  139;  its 
duties,  139;  how  the  council  affects  the  stability  of  the  school,  140; 
how  the  members  of  the  council  are  summoned,  140;  floor- plan, 
showing  divisions  of  classes,  141;  explaining  same,  142;  minutes  of 
an  annual  teachers'  conference,  142;  how  teachers  were  summoned, 
142;  how  meeting  was  conducted,  143-156. 

8.  Scholars:  How  the  school  is  recruited,  156;  whose  aid  is  re- 
quired, 156;  form  used  by  the  visitor  to  introduce  the  prospective 
scholar,  157;  how  scholars  are  held  in  school,  157;  how  absent 
scholars  are  cared  for,  157;  what  is  done  about  prizes  and  presents, 
outings  and  entertainments,  157,  158;  the  problem  of  the  children 
of  the  well-to-do,  the  solution  of  at  St.  George's,  158. 

IL  Confirmation  Classes  :  How  divided  between  the  clergy  and 
deaconesses,  158;  when  the  classes  meet,  158;  when  confirmation 
takes  place,  159;  how  the  Sunday-school  teachers  are  called  upon 
to  assist  the  staff  in  getting  candidates,  159;  how  the  Parish  Regis- 
ter is  consulted  to  procure  candidates,  159;  Rector's  letter  to  the 
unconfirmed,  159;  Sunday-school  teachers'  responsibility  in  the  se- 
lection of  candidates,  160;  courses  of  instruction,  how  arranged,  160; 
what  written  work  is  required,  160;  personal  conferences  with 
candidates,  160;  the  Rector's  class,  how  conducted,  160;  how  per- 
sons are  summoned  to  this  class.  161;  form  of  admission  card  to 
the  reserved  portion  of  the  church  for  the  approved  candidate,  161; 
form  of  admission  card  for  the  parent  of  the  candidate,  162;  form 
of  certificate  used,  162;  how  the  young  communicants  are  held 
through  classes  and  notices,    163;    eight  o'clock  communion,  first 

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Sunday  in   month   specially  arranged  for  the   young  people   and 
associates,  163;   why  breakfast  is  served  afterwards,  164. 

III.  The  Library:  When  open,  164;  form  to  take  out  a  book  from 
the  library,  164,  165;   teachers' library,  165. 

VI.— WORK   WITH    BOYS 

I.  The  Trade-school:  How  a  boys'  club  grew  into,  166;  the  man- 
agement of,  168;  the  curriculum  of,  169;  method  of  receiving  and 
placing  pupils,  of  marking  their  proficiency,  and  of  keeping  the 
records,  170-174;  form  of  application  for  admission,  171;  presenta- 
tion of  form  by  applicant,  170;  placing  of  pupil  in  class,  170;  pay- 
ment of  dues,  170;  the  new  pupil  at  work  and  his  promotion,  170; 
card  catalogues,  showing  pupil's  progress  from  date  of  entry  to  date 
of  leaving,  172;  form  of  report  turned  in  by  instructors,  173;  sched- 
ule of  classes,  174. 

II.  The  Battalion  Club:  Why  started,  174;  eligibility  for  member- 
ship to,  174;  form  of  application  for  inembership,  175;  how  equip- 
ments are  taken  care  of,  175;  form  used  for  recording  equipments, 
176;  form  used  by  cadet  as  receipt  for  same,  177;  the  club,  how 
divided,  177;  how  governed,  177;  how  the  social  side  is  looked 
after,  178;  how  the  athletic  side  is  looked  after,  178;  how  the  mili- 
tary side  is  looked  after,  178;  qualifications  of  directors,  178;  how 
divided  into  companies,  179;  the  use  of  the  Sixty-ninth  Regiment 
Armory,  179;  the  rifle-range,  explanation  of  the  use  of,  179;  plan 
of,  181  ;  the  camp,  form  of  letter  used  for  notifying  the  mem- 
bers, parents,  and  employers  of  the  event,  182;  form  of  letter  used 
for  giving  instructions  to  the  cadets,  1S4;  what  arrangements  have 
to  be  made  before  going  into  camp,  185;  assignment  of  tents  in 
camp,  186;  arrangement  of  the  tents,  187;  camp  programme,  187; 
how  discipline  is  maintained,  187;  cost  of  running  a  camp,  189; 
constitution  and  by-laws  of  the  Battalion  Club,  190. 

VII.— WORK   WITH    GIRLS 

I.  The  Girls'  Friendly  Society:  The  problems  of  its  early  years, 
195;  conspectus  showing  classes  and  meetings  for  the  year,  196; 
method  of  receiving  and  placing  candidates  and  of  keeping  the 
records,  197-21 1;  candidates'  class,  how  to  join  the,  197;  form  of 
service  in  the,  197;  what  work  is  done  in  the,  198;  rules  governing 
the,  198;  advancement  in  the,  198;  what  work  is  done  in  the  ad- 
vanced, 198;  junior  probationers'  meeting,  form  of  transfer  from 
candidates  class  to,  199;  what  work  done  here,  199;  full  member- 
ship, form  of  resolution  governing,  200;  transfer  from  junior  to, 
200;  form  of  transfer,  201;  list  of  classes  and  meetings,  201;  the 
branch  helpers,  202  ;  constitution  of  and  rules  for,  202  ;  class- 
books,  keeping  of,  204;  form  showing  how  kept,  205;  how  the 
social  side  is  looked  after,  205;  how  missionary  work  is  encouraged, 
205;  what  opportunity  given  for  saving,  206;  what  opportunity 
given  for  fresh  air,  206;  how  absentees  are  looked  after,  206;  how 
prolonged  absence  is  looked  after,  207;  form  of  absence  and  dues 
report,  208;  form  of  a  page  from  the  associates  book,  209;  how 
transfers  to  other  branches  are  made,  207 ;  how  provided  for  after 
marriage,  207;  form  of  marriage  card,  210;  rules  governing  asso- 
ciates, 207,  211. 

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II.  The  King's  Daughters:  Purpose  of  the  society ,  2 i 2 ;  service  of 
the  society,  212;   form  of  record  for  keeping  attendance,  214. 

III.  The  Sewing-school:  How  divided  into  departments,  214; 
scholars,  how  taught,  215;  system  of  marking,  217;  forms  used  for 
taking  attendance,  217,  218;  what  chance  the  scholar  has  for  ad- 
vancement and  for  earning  a  livelihood  after  leaving,  219;  the 
parish  exhibition,  purpose  of,  219;  form  of  admission  to,  220. 

VIII.— MEN   AND    WOMEN 

I.  The  Men's  Club:  Uses  of  club  defined,  221;  eligibility  of  appli- 
cants for  membership,  221;  form  of  application  for  membership, 
222;  form  of  card  used  for  posting  applicant's  name,  223;  how  the 
club  is  recruited,  223;  form  of  letter  used,  223;  a  short  history  of 
the  life  of  the  club,  224;  committees  of,  224;  officers  of,  224;  form 
of  letter  used  notifying  member  of  his  election,  225;  form  of  letter 
used  notifying  members  of  coming  events,  225;  list  showing  events 
for  one  year,  226;  form  of  notification  for  payment  of  dues,  227; 
form  of  notification  to  delinquents,  228;  card  catalogue,  form 
showing  how  membership  record  and  individual  accounts  are  kept, 
229;  form  of  receipt  for  dues,  229;  how  the  religious  side  is  ap- 
proached, 229.  ' 

II.  The  Gymnasium:  How  the  use  of  is  directed,  230;  duty  of  the 
paid  instructor,  230;  duty  of  the  athletic  committee  of  the  Men's 
Club,  230;  how  athletics  are  encouraged  in  the  parish,  230;  form 
of  record  kept  by  instructor  to  show  condition  and  progress  of  the 
training  athlete,  232 ;  form  of  invitation  to  a  cross-coiuitry  walk,  23 1. 

III.  The  Married  Women's  Society:  How  divided,  231;  time  of 
meeting,  233;  form  of  prayer  of  the  society,  233;  how  the  children 
of  the  members  are  taken  care  of,  233 ;  how  the  society  is  recruited 
annually,  234;  form  used  in  recrviiting  the  society,  234;  form  used 
for  making  application  to  join  the  society,  235 ;  form  used  by  mem- 
bership committee,  235;  admission  service,  when,  held,  235;  order 
of,  236;  form  of  certificate  of  membership,  237;  what  the  member- 
ship guide  contains,  237;  fonn  showing  how  dues  are  posted,  238; 
constitution  and  by-laws  of,  239;  form  showing  how  the  executive 
committee  is  summoned,  241;  forms  showing  how  absent  members 
are  looked  after,  242. 

IV.  The  Mothers'  Meeting:  Purpose  of,  243;  programme  of  the 
evening,  243;  form  of  invitation  to  join,  243. 

V.  The  Happy -hour  Club:  Purpose  of  the,  244;  what  work  done 
at,  244. 

VI.  The  Sunday -afternoon  Club:  Why  started,  244;  qualifica- 
tions of  applicants  to,  244. 

VII.  The  Dramatic  and  Literary  Society:  Constitution  and  by- 
laws of,  245;  form  of  application  to  join  the,  249;  how  regular  meet- 
ings are  conducted,  249. 

IX.— THE   MINISTRATION   OF   RELIEF 

I.  The  Rector's  Fund:  Purpose  of,  252;  how  funds  are  procured 
for,  252;  how  disbursed,  252. 

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II.  The  General  Poor  Fund:  How  funds  are  procured  for,  252; 
how  expended,  253. 

III.  The  Grocery  Department:  Meetings,  when  held,  253  ;  groceries, 
how  dispensed,  254;  price-hst  of  groceries,  254. 

IV.  The  Care  of  the  Sick:  Trained  nurse  in  charge  of  the  sick,  254; 
how  the  names  of  the  sick  are  reported,  255;  what  care  is  given, 
255;  when  hospitals  are  made  use  of,  255;  form  of  record  kept  by 
the  nurse,  255;   how  loaned  articles  are  looked  after,  256. 

V.  The  Women's  Industrial  Society:  Home-work  department — 
how  applicants  are  chosen  to  the,  256;  what  work  is  done  by  them, 
256;  how  finished  garments  are  taken  care  of,  256;  how  disposed  of 
by  sale,  256;  work-room  work  department  —  work-rooms,  when 
open,  257;  what  work  done  here,  257;  by  whom,  257;  forms  show- 
ing the  methods  of  recording  the  stock,  258;  forms  and  explanations 
showing  system  of  giving  out  work  and  how  payments  are  made,  259 ; 
form  showing  how  the  superintendent  draws  on  the  treasurer  for 
funds,  260;  prize  lists,  261;  form  showing  how  selling  committee 
keeps  the  order-book,  263;  form  showing  how  proceeds  of  sales  are 
turned  over  to  the  treasurer,  264;  form  showing  a  page  from  the 
treasurer's  record,  265. 

VI.  The  Fresh-air  Work:  The  Sea-side  Cottage  beneficiaries,  how 
chosen,  266;  the  daily  excursions,  when  begun,  266;  how  mailing- 
list  is  prepared,  266;  form  of  "reply  post-card"  mailed  to  those 
invited,  267;  explanation  of  how  the  mailing-list  is  kept,  267;  sam- 
ple-card from  the  mailing-list,  268;  invitation  to  call  for  tickets,  268; 
form  of  ticket,  269;  the  weekly  guests,  house  rules  for,  269;  bills  of 
fare  for,  269;  what  housework  is  expected  from,  272;  forms  of 
pages  from  the  record  of  accounts  and  statistics,  270,  271. 

X.— THE   FINANCES 

I.  The  Envelope  System:  Importance  of,  273;  circular  used  ex- 
plaining, 275;  circular  letters  used,  inviting  parishioners  to  join, 
276,  277,  278,  280;  forms  of  subscription  blanks  used,  274,  278; 
forms  of  subscription  envelopes  used,  279;  method  of  keeping  ac- 
counts, 281-283;  sample  page  of  envelope  book  showing  how 
amounts  are  posted,  facing  282;   form  of  notice  of  arrears,  282. 

II.  The  Maintenance  of  Institutional  Work:  How  supported 
through  another  system  of  envelopes,  283;  collections,  when  taken 
up,  283;  form  of  letter  used,  284;  form  used  to  collect  pledges  due, 
285;  form  of  pay  envelope,  286;  form  of  pledge  card,  286;  sample 
page  from  subscription  book,  287;  list  of  regular  collections  for 
the  year,  297;  how  funds  for  special  purposes  are  collected,  288, 
297,  298;  how  funds  for  the  Christmas  festival  are  collected,  288; 
how  funds  for  Fresh-air  Work  are  collected,  289;  how  funds  for 
Rector's  Fund  are  collected,  289;  how  funds  for  Easter  festival 
are  collected,  290;  how  funds  for  Thanksgiving  dinners  are  collect- 
ed, 291;  Deaconess  House,  how  funds  are  collected,  291;  form  of 
subscription-card,  291;  subscriptions,  how  entered,  292;  form  used 
to  collect  pledges,  292;  form  of  page  from  the  treasurer's  record, 
293- 

III.  The  Maintenance  of  Missions,  Foreign  and  Domestic  :  The  Mis- 
sionary Society,  how  organized  and  methods  of  collecting  money,  293. 

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IV.  The  Endowment  Fund:  Importance  of,  299;  forms  of  bequest, 
299. 

V.  The  Banking  System:  Method  of  keeping  the  funds  of  the  various 
organization  treasurers  in  one  fund,  through  the  banking  system  of 
the  church,  300-302;  a  leaf  from  the  check-book,  facing  300;  how 
deposits  are  made:  form  of  depositing  slip,  301;  form  of  page  from 
pass-book,  301;  how  the  check  looks,  when  it  comes  back  to  the  or- 
ganization treasurer,  facing  302 ;  sample  page  of  the  book  called  "De- 
posits," facing  304;  sample  page  of  the  book  called  "Checks  Ac- 
cepted," facing  306. 

VI.  The  Corporation  Treasurer:  What  system  of  book-keeping  is 
used,  302;  how  the  church  collections  are  counted,  302;  sample 
page  from  the  collection  book,  303;  Property  Committee,  when 
appointed,  304;  duty  of  the,  304;  form  of  requisition  on  the  treas- 
urer used  by  employes,  305;  how  the  budget  for  the  year  is  pre- 
pared, 304;  form  of  budget,  306;  annual  statement  of  the  treasurer 
prepared  for  the  Year-Book,  facing  308. 


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